It's an OK movie.

Rating: 6/10 (31 December 2017)

The movie was ok. I liked the changes that it brought to the universe, I liked the visuals, I liked some scenes... But I think some character development was poor. Some plots elements seemed unnecessary. The plot in the casino, however, seemed to me like JRPG trying to make the game longer. Find a Code Breaker in the casino that would allow to enter the First Order barrier to then disable the tracking device. Finally, this would make it possible to the Rebels to escape. But all those efforts, turned out to be pointless, as the real plan was to just go to a nearby base. There are many plots in the movie that felt like that: Develop the plot and finish it in an anti-climax manner (Finn's attempted sacrifice, Luke's lackluster involvement, Snoke disposal, Ray struggle against the dark side...).
In the end, I'm bit confused to what the hell is on stake. What Kyro is seeking, what Ray is fighting against. It's great to bring complexities but I think it could have done in a way that an average viewer (me) could understand how this translates to an epic story that I can be excited.
Nonetheless, I did like it better than the prequels.
Aside the movie itself, I think it is good that Disney is trying to make the movie more inclusive. Winds of change. Of course, it doesn't make the movie better or worse.