Disappointing destruction of all noteworthy story points for the sake of Disneyfication.

Rating: 2/10 (18 December 2017)

I am sad to say that the experience has left both the people I went with and myself poorer. Characterisation was massacred, every single talking point of the last two years, wrapped up and thrown in the bin (not worth the effort JJ Abrams, might as well not bothered), characters utterly wasted, writing terrible as others state, constant just in time falling over plot people (jail cell) or sudden arrivals of ships. Nobody read the star wars technical manuals from other films, cloaking device surplus, get one here.
Casino planet worst side adventure ever and the most pointless, one line of dialogue would had eradicated the need for it and saved hundreds of people who were escaping. Convenient that the "chase" happened right next to the side plot planet and a rebel base (every planet must have one obviously). I even sensed a bit of panic on the opening scene as folk immediately voiced the word Hoth.....
Also can the first order not micro jump in front of the fleeing cruiser (or call in another cruiser from its fleet - or are there only four ships left now), send out its tie fighters or boarding pods (i know its outside standard operating range but your going to be catching up shortly and can pick them back up after a slight delay....common sense eludes these story writers).
Why this war isnt over I dont know, just buy junk frieghters and hyperspace them into the enemy, apparently it takes less than a second to override hyperspace engine safeties now anyway, pretty much made gravity well star destroyers pointless.
Also do Dreadnoughts not have shields? One fighter disarms a dreadnought but a fleet of ships cant hurt a rebel cruiser with its infinitely recharging shields but alas someone forget to pull into ship fuel station.
Poor Disney, just poor, please go watch Episodes 1-6 again and Old Republic trailers, and see what Star Wars is supposed to feel like. Mary Poppins Leia....thats not how the force works to quote Han.