Well made and entertaining but lacking compelling characters. Also thought it was gonna be a bit different but the final act was pretty much typical Star Wars shenanigans i.e. A *spoiler* land assault, a space assault, and some characters running around inside a military compound with lotsa deep shafts all occurring simultaneously...I'm surprised they didn't think of a way to throw in a light sabre battle into the mix but guess that woulda been too much. Liked it a lot despite all that but if the next few Star Wars movies Disney produce (episodes and standalone/tie in movies) follow the standard sw formula too closely I worry I'm gonna start finding things a little tedious. And this is from a life long Star Wars fan...I'm guessing it's a deliberate tactic on Disney/Lucas films part i.e. Recreate a nostalgic feeling. Send the message out that these new films are the Star Wars you know and love for a few films then (hopefully) take things in a different direction.







