I just saw the movie, and thought it was astounding. I dunno when the last time was that I enjoyed a movie so much. Mad Max: Fury Road, probably. Both make fantastic use of both practical and digital effects, and are crammed full of awe inspiring shot making.
I don't see the problem with Rei defeating Kylo Ren. The guy was badly injured, and extremely emotionally unhinged after murdering his own father. , which clearly did not give him the peace of mind that he was hoping for. He even had trouble defeating Finn - a freaking storm trooper!
One thing that irked me, however, was Rei's use of Jedi mind tricks. I was under the impression that such things required substantial training and mastery of the force to perform. iirc Luke wasn't working that kind of magic until episode VI. I can almost accept Rey learning to use the Force through pure intuition(partly based on the assumption that much more will be done with the force in the sequels), but mind tricks are sacred, damn it!
