Many of the new ideas are good, but film doesn't coalesce as a whole

Rating: 3/10 (19 December 2017)

Many say "those who dislike the film don't say why." Well, briefly:
1) Too much jumping from place to place; we were never allowed to take in a setting, feel the characters *living* in it
2) Over-the-top slapstick humor, especially the "milking" scene on the island
3) Ridiculous idea that young Jedi/Sith need no training, can just become masters in about 10 minutes
4) Enormous amount of time wasted on meaningless casino scene that could have been spent on character growth and interaction (Luke and Chewbacca mourning Han together; giving Phasma *something* to do, etc.)
5) Leia using the Force is one thing; space walking back from death? oh for heaven's sake
6) Making Poe a stupid, sexist jerk when he was such a noble hero in TFA
7) Snoke dying *that* easily
8) Laura Dern's admiral wearing an evening dress? Not to mention telling *no one* of her plan for no good reason.
And so on. I liked some of the film's ideas: Rey not having famous parents, Luke guilt-ridden over his failure with Kylo, but the film didn't come together as a whole. I was never swept away, never felt the old thrill that made me want to seize a lightsaber and join the fight.