It pains me to write this.

Rating: 2/10 (17 December 2017)

I am not a rabid Star Wars fan boy like some you will see on IMDB. I loved episodes IV-VI but I don't know all the canon behind every character, location,etc. like some do. I would say I am part of the majority of Star Wars fans; love the universe but am open-minded enough to let it evolve. That being said, I was pretty disappointed with this movie. To be fair, I thought TFA was just ok. I really didn't care for the Kylo Ren character being such a whiny brat the whole time, but Rey and Finn were decent characters. Rogue One was enjoyable and provided a neat backstory to events in episode IV. This movie had some real problems...
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the humor seemed really forced. The opening scene dialog between Hux and Poe was cringe-inducing. The other jokes were poorly timed as well.

the entire space chase plot was laughable. There are no other First Order ships that can intercept the last Rebel cruiser? It was like watching a low-speed police chase on Cops.

Leah can survive the vacuum of space and Force-pull herself to safety even after never showing any Force power before? Several people laughed during that scene.

Luke reverted back to the whiny kid from episode IV except now he is much older and crustier.

Kylo Ren was a much more developed character in this movie, which was one bright spot. We saw no other character exploration as everyone else seemed two-dimensional and there only to move the ridiculous plot along.

apparently one fighter can completely render a dreadnought defenseless

Snoke and Phasma were interesting characters and they were just killed off in the dumbest ways possible. This was probably the biggest problem. No explanation of Snoke at all. His scenes had all the makings of a big buildup and then a nice reveal, but nope Kylo tricks this supposed Jedi master and kills him.

there is really nothing left to explore. This movie closes the book on the original material and starts the universe fresh. The problem is that both TFA and TLJ are pretty much recycles of the original three movies so where do they go from here. What next? A Boba-Fett type character that is hunting down Poe or Finn?

I am not angry, just sad and disappointed. I think the reboot had some possibilities, but this recycled, annoyingly cheesy, and just poorly written script effectively kills the franchise for me. It was a good run.