Just because it isn't your vision, doesn't mean it isn't a terrific film

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2017)

Having read a lot of the reviews, I can see an overarching theme. The majority of negative reviews seem to have been written by people saying "I wouldn't have done this" / "This isn't what I wanted". With a saga as incredible as Star Wars, everyone is going to have their own story in their head about how the story should go (I know that many of the things I wanted didn't happen and some incredible moments I didn't think of did). Just because this story isn't the one you came up with doesn't mean in isn't a tremendous continuation of the saga!
I quite literally had moments where my jaw dropped, others where I was grinning ear to ear and others where I cried. I'm still getting goosebumps thinking about some of the things that happened (one late scene in particular).
Yes some of the humour falls flat, but overall this film is terrific, the new characters are great, Kylo Ren continues to be the most interesting character in the saga for years and it's a perfect send off for Carrie Fisher.
The force is still very much with Star Wars.