The Disneyfication of Star Wars... (a few spoilers)

Rating: 3/10 (16 December 2017)

It saddens me to write this, but as much as I was looking forward to this movie I found it to be generally disappointing. I'll keep it brief-
Too much "comedy". Right from the get-go, it tries to be funny. But it just isn't. Honestly, there were a few very funny moments, but I felt like they were accidental or ironic (Kylo Ren shirtless got some good laughs. Reminded me of Sting in "Dune").
The plot is pretty weak. The battle scenes really didn't make sense. Apparently Star Destroyers can't overtake Rebel transport ships at sub-light speeds because they're "smaller and lighter". Tie fighters don't like to get too far away from their star destroyers, even if the Rebel ships they're attacking are practically defenseless. One X-wing can take out all the guns on a "Dreadnaught", which is basically a star destroyer with MORE guns than usual. The subplot of Poe, Fin and Rose was unnecessary, and could have been completely eliminated if Admiral Holdo had just given one more detail about her plan. Instead she decided to let everyone think they were sitting ducks. And Princess Leia pulls off a move that would make Yoda jealous DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHE ISN'T EVEN A JEDI. A lot of questions and plot points from TFA either didn't get answered or just got written off. Where did Snoke come from? Who are Rey's parents? Apparently it's not important, so don't worry about it. It was laughable. The more I think about it the more ridiculous it seems.
Too much "social justice awareness". I know I sound like a jerk for even suggesting this, but I found it a bit distracting. I like strong female characters- I think Rey is a GREAT character for example- but I felt like they were trying too hard to inject too many female characters. For some reason the Rebellion is very diverse, with many women in leadership roles, but the Empire is just a bunch of mean white guys. Oh, and rich people are the worst. And even wookiees shouldn't eat meat. Good grief.
That's it. I'm sure kids will love it, but any older fans who were hoping for this generation's "Empire Strikes Back" are going to be sorely disappointed.