I felt this was the best Star Wars film of the Disney era and is still a great film compared to the rest

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2017)

I'm writing this review as I feel a lot of the other reviews of this film are grossly unfair as this is not as bad as other reviewers are making it out to be. People hated "The Force Awakens" as they felt it was a re-make of a "New Hope" which I agree is very similar but are different films. This one has elements of "Empire Strikes Back" but has a lot of original story telling also. I'm going to say it, the originals are not the masterpieces people make them out to be. They are boring in places, has cheesy dialogue and has questionable story telling in places. Nostalgia has clearly clouded people's judgement as this film was a great film but no one is seeing it which upsets me.
The story is good, it borrows elements from Empire like I said but it's done differently. Visually it's stunning and the performances are brilliant. Mark Hamill despite hating the script and what they did with the character did an amazing job in his performance in this film, a true professional. Daisy Ridley shines again in her role as Rey. I only complaint is Finn is wasted and his story was a waste, but he's great in it again. I recommend seeing it yourself and not go buy other reviews but I loved it and will likely see it again.