Where are all the heroes now?

Rating: 1/10 (28 December 2017)

First of all I came out of the screening having watched a sometimes funny and entertaining sci fi film. This is not enough for a Star Wars film.
I did like all the new characters in The Force Awakens (apart from Hux - the performance and character is an utter embarrassment), but I've always felt there was no more story to tell with the old cast after Return of the Jedi and I'm still yet to be convinced.
Again Rey has had NO training and she is able to do amazing things.. because well it doesn't need explaining. She's just Rey. Its BAD lazy writing. If Rian Johnson wanted Leia to show her force power, why not have her lift all the rocks at the end? And save her floating through space in a very amusing fashion.
There is also no pacing, no crescendos and nothing to look forward to in the next part. So whats the point? The juvenile will they/won't they between Rey and Kylo, lifted from this years episode of Love Island? Is this what its come to?
Star Wars was filled with wonder. It was about heroes.
Star Wars success and main pull was to take us away for a couple of hours to a galaxy far far away with evil empires, the princess, the farm boy, the scoundrel come good to fight the good fight. All wrapped up with great music and thrilling special effects.
This film has an agenda and it doesn't impress me. It simply wants to overthrow the old and replace it with a new hip cast and cynical edge.
Its sad in this Game of Thrones day and age that we feel we need to put down and kill all our heroes. If it be to usher in the new or for pure shock value.
**Update: My brother bought the blu ray and insisted I give it another go. I'm afraid its worse second time around. Too many times I cringed at the comedy, the floating Leia, how Rey still has yet to have any kind of character arc, why Luke was such a negative character. I could go on and on.
I won't be bothering with the last instalment. As I mentioned above, Jedi ends the story, there is nothing more to see here. Even less so now.