A series of missed opportunities and aweful decisions

Rating: 1/10 (23 December 2017)

Unforgivable. How could they mess this up? I have too much to say - and it has all been said in the other reviews. I love Star Wars and as a 70s and 80s kid they are integral to my childhood - the Prequels were part of my children's childhood along with the original trilogy. Rogue One was brilliant. The bottom line is that this film (and in many ways Episode 7 too) proves how amazing the earlier films were - they cannot get close now - nothing iconic - nothing of depth or intelligence - all that Disney $$$ and they throw this film together - there was a possibility of a powerful film.... but this is unfunny, lame, cheap, wasted, embarrassing, lost, muddled.... and above all a real shame. The positive journalist reviews??? I guess that upsetting the powerful Disney Mouse and not getting invites to premiers and exclusives is career killing - again, a real shame. What now? Is the Han Solo film going to a toe curler??? Episode 9??? What is there to hold my interest??? A real shame. All is not lost - watched episode 4-6 this week and my heart and mind is restored.