Wanted to loved, but could not.

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2017)

I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this because everyone's opinions are polarized and highly subjective, but as a 45 year old fan who's been to every theatrical screening and who is a ardent SW fan ( my initials are even SW) this film was the most disappointing trilogy film since the prequels. The cinematography, the effects, the score were all amazing as one should expect, but the story, full of quips, jokes, and unlikely scenarios felt convoluted and contrived. There was no natural Star Wars feel to it. My wife and I left dumbstruck at how poorly the movie came off.
I would never try to evangelize my perspective and I don't fault people who live the movie...art is subjective and there's no accounting for what people will like or dislike...mine is but one opinion. That said, collider suggested that bots or spammers are contributing to a lower score than would make sense, and thus I felt the neepd to opine and explain the position of one very passionate Star Wars fan. Why would I badmouth the most beloved movie franchise that has come to be one of the greatest passions and hobbies in my life? Only because it didn't work for me...because it didn't feel right, because my favorite movie fell victim to a plague that's runing most cinema today...bad writing.