Not horrible , but not good either

Rating: 6/10 (16 December 2017)

I'll start with the cons , because there are a lot of them.

Disney is probably the worst thing that happened to this franchise . Yes , even worse than Jar-Jar Binks . The script is bad , the "comedy" seems Forced (pun intended) and cringe inducing , the plot is highly predictable and seems like every Disney movie ever made . Full of cliches ( i.e "bad guys are about to win but the good guys escape" cliche)
Luke's death is astonishingly random and unnecessary , just for the purpose of a poorly made "passing of the torch" moment.
Rose is completely useless to this plot.
The whole casino scene made me feel like I was watching a Bond movie . Absolutely unnecessary and poorly chosen setup.
The movie felt like a filler and a setup for the final battle in the last movie.

Pros (yes, there are pros) :

It's visually stunning ( at least in the IMAX format ). The CGI crew did an amazing job.
It's well directed.
Some of the actors ( Benicio del Torro , Daisy Ridley , Mark Hamill and even Adam Driver ) are delivering good performances.
It develops the characters of Rey , Kylo Ren , Finn and Poe.
It unveils the backstory of why Luke decided to disappear ( a bit of a cliche , but I'll let it slide because I must admit it fooled me the first time ).

Overall , I'm not mad for paying to see the movie , but I expected better.