Disappointing film mainly because of the storytelling

Rating: 2/10 (6 October 2018)

This film has numerous problems in my view. One of the things that bothered me is that the bad guys don't seem threatening throughout the film. From the opening scene, the First Order are reduced to a laughing stock who cannot catch an enemy that are just out of their reach. Because the enemy are not threatening, I don't feel like I'm interested in what our heroes are doing because there's nothing at stake.
There was a chance to do something with Supreme Leader Snoke, who looked menacing, but since he was not developed at all, we can't get a feel for that character either. Ironically, the scariest character was Luke Skywalker, who attempted to murder the son of his best friend and sister in cold blood. Luke's decision to do this was not believable in the slightest.
Rey's journey to find Luke on the remote planet was a waste of time, because he doesn't reveal anything to her or develop her much. She came to Luke's planet powerful and highly skilled at everything, and she left powerful and highly skilled at everything. I judge this to be bad storytelling. On a similar point, Kylo Ren is this character who is forever confused, he can't decide which side to take, and to me he just seems flimsy. It's frustrating that he doesn't really stand for anything.
I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone, but I suppose if you are a big Star Wars fan, you will have to sit though the pain of watching it.