Gave it a chance - but wasted opportunity

Rating: 2/10 (29 December 2017)

Oh gosh, i think this is my first ever review here. But i just had to write something because i entered the cinema with high expectations and left... stunned (in a negative way!)
So many positive reviews - and then came this mess. I don't even know where to start but a lot has already been said, notice that the reviews lower than 5 points generally explain very well what this film is lacking while reviews (a lot?!?) of >9 speak of the "best Star Wars movie ever" - really, aren't you kidding?!?!?!?! Payed by Disney i suppose... When i exit a theatre and i know i will now need to buy this BluRay i know for me this was a movie not rewatching.
The worst parts for me personally (SPOILERS ahead, random order):

the strange behavior of Luke, our longtime favorite "good character". Mark Hamill initially pointed this out but last week was "overturned" by the dark side (=Disney) now claiming that the role was everything he hoped for and is ok with it (doesn't this sound strange to anyone but me?!?)
too many jokes which are totally misplaced in Star Wars territory
a ridiculous chase is the main plot of the movie. Hard to believe.
the ridiculous part of the movie where they have to find someone break a code. This scene in the casino was so useless... the chase with the animals is a "must" nowadays in sequels dedicated to younger viewers (same in Indiana Jones 4, Jurassic World etc. ) - a scene that is so unrealistic (even in a fantasy environment) that it just gets boring the longer it takes. Oh - and DJ, the guy they surprisingly find in the prison cell lacks any charisma, i hope he will not return in IX (which i Will Not watch anyway)
Leia would have deserved a well scripted death. The way she survived makes anyone wonder - what will happen in IX?
a waste of interesting characters that deserved more depth: Snoke, Admiral Acbar's death wasn't even mentioned, what a waste!! Chewie without relevant screen time as C3PO (hey, where's the red arm explanation everyone was hoping for?!?)
girl saves Finn from a suicide mission. I was hoping so bad they get blown to pieces by an AT-AT. If you really want a main character to get erased by the bad guys you know that something is wrong with the main character
whole Jedi/Force training thrown in the bin, Rey "can do it all" without proper Jedi master training
Yoda ability to blow things to pieces by summoning lightning. WTF?!?
no politics, no ideas what will happen with 9 resistance people remaining.

I could go on and on and tear this flick apart but these few key points for me make this one one of the WORST Star Wars movies ever! The lack of attachment to Episode VII is obvious, hate to say this should have been done a lot better.
It will be hard for any director to get the lost audience back to the theaters for Episode IX, i am not sure i will go...