I think there is a set up here...

Rating: 6/10 (18 December 2017)

Ok, so I am not a Star Wars "nut" in terms of, it doesn't really affect my life, though I've seen all the films, and enjoyed them all - even the middle ones, ok maybe, Ep2 I didnt enjoy. Saying that, this film in truth left me a little flat. I was expecting something, so much more, and this has left me feeling flat.
From the start I found the quips and one liners actually annoying - humor is at its best when its not being forced, Rian Johnson just put too many attempted jokes in and for me it distracted from what was going on at times... It was un Star Wars like. The acting for the most part was decent, Carrie Fisher flying through space, whilst technically not acting, was odd, though I do understand from this why Mark Hamill never really got any other acting jobs.
Bad Points
Kylo Ren is a terrible "baddie" on his own.
Brienne of Tarth's shiney suit
Jokes. The gushing amount of stupid jokes - its not a comedy. I also think some attempted jokes were lost on the audience (might be a Bracknell thing)
Luke Skywalker's send off (though that might just have been Hamill's acting making him d** *n a **ck I dont know, it needed more)
Run time
Shiny Goat/Dogs (looks like something my daughter would want for Xmas.
BB8 doing his impression of "whack a gopher"
Yoda - (build me up, to let me down)
Good points
The young cast are excellent
Po
Benicio del Toro - he could be a saviour in the next installment.
Visually superb
Sounds amazing

To sum up - the film is watchable and enjoyable, for me, Force Awakens was such a great film, I expected more, and I expected more "Star Wars", though I absolutely see the need to bring the younger cast through to keep spinning the franchise - for me, the film missed something. The next installment is make or break for the franchise - we will all watch it, it will just determine whether or not we keep watching for the right reasons, or if the merchandise sales make the films lose their true essence. I'm actually quite excited (probably as I need to get over this one rather quickly