My first ever review on IMDB (spoiler free)

Rating: 1/10 (19 December 2017)

I've been using IMDB for 15 years and this is the first time I have ever logged in to write a review.
In fact it's less of a review but more of chance to vent my disappointment and disgust with this film. What the hell happened? We have a massive budget, a director who I really appreciate, a fantastic new cast and it's great that we have some of the old cast not just for the purposes of nostalgia but also because they are a massive part of the Star Wars history and narrative.
Then what we are presented with is an incredibly lazy and disjointed script, wooden acting, really poor choreography and the laugh a minute gag reel kills the tone that was set up in TFA. TFA wasn't perfect but it left me leaving the cinema pretty pumped and really looking forward to the next installment. This left me feeling numb, frustrated and even a bit confused.
I hope that this can be turned around in the next installment. No doubt this film will make a ton of money and I'll still stick by the Star Wars franchise. But I'm quite happy to omit this one from my memory.
1 star for the visuals though, especially in Snoke's throne room.