Wasn't terrible, but could have been much better.

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2017)

TL;DR If you're a Star Wars fan and/or loath the nostalgia of the infamous characters, you may not like this film. If you're in for the entertainment/action and can look past the plot holes, this film may be for you.
This is my first review, but I felt that I had to write this one out because it was probably one of the worst films in the Star Wars franchise. However, it wasn't a complete disaster as some may have already commented here. Nevertheless, I can understand why some reviewers gave it a really bad rating given there were a lot of plot holes and loose ends that should have been tied up, not to mention the fact that this angered a lot of Star Wars fans like myself. I've followed the series since the beginning and understanding the franchise straying away from the originals, I felt a bit of chaos going on in the film that didn't sit well with me.
For the plot holes, there were a few that I need to address. First: the part where the doors opened to outer space and dropped the bombs onto the Republic ship. Sci-fi films like Star Wars need to adhere to reality sometimes. Of course, you can introduce impossible, yet realistic sci-fi concepts like lightspeed and light sabers, but you can't just open a door in outer space and expect to survive long enough to drop bombs onto your enemy. Second: Leia uses the force to draw herself back to the ship and miraculously survives the coma. When you're in outer space, no human nor jedi can survive in a vacuum no matter how strong the force is. In addition, keeping Leia alive didn't make sense plot-wise nor living wise (still sad by her death). Third: Kylo Ren and his fighters were able to attack segments of the Resistance mothership, but a shield surrounding it was impenetrable by the Republic ships. I mean, the Republic could have finished the job if they wanted to, but decided to let them bleed dry of their fuel. Four (last): Luke Skywalker uses the force to create an illusion to everyone and fights Kylo Ren with this illusion. I had a hard time believing the force is strong enough to trick everyone including the audience that he was fighting with Kylo Ren especially if Luke was located so far from the planet where war was being raged. I mean, the point of Luke residing on a quiet planet in the first place was to get away from everyone and everything.
Conclusion: There were too many plot holes to cover up that made me feel robbed of my experience. However, I still enjoyed the fight scenes, the droids, the iconic characters, and the CGI (to a certain degree).