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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens

2015

J.J. Abrams

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Adam Driver ...

6.7

65,016

Sci-Fi. Adventure 30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are very few films which leave me facially exhausted after grinning for 135 minutes, but this is one (...) I had a feeling in the cinema I haven’t had since I was 16: not knowing whether to burst into tears or into applause (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"The best Star Wars anything in at least 32 years (...) The Force Awakens pumps new energy and life into a hallowed franchise in a way that both resurrects old pleasures and points in promising new directions"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"J.J. Abrams resuscitates a franchise (...) It's everything the kid in us goes to the movies for -- marvelous adventure that leaves us surprised, scared and euphoric (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Star Wars’ was decent, but it’s no classic. (...) the shamelessness with which “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” replays the franchise’s greatest hits is startling. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"Abrams understands what Lucas never quite figured out: that we’re less interested in the science fiction future than we are in revisiting the past (...) We want to recapture what it felt like the first time (...) We want to go home. Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes us there"	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	“'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' flatters old and new audiences alike, and straddles generations with aplomb (...) Just see it. You'll love it"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Abrams’s film sets out to shake Star Wars from its slumber, and reconnect the series with its much-pined-for past. That it achieves this both immediately and joyously is perhaps the single greatest relief of the movie-going year (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"For the first hour or so, J.J. Abrams gives you everything you hoped for, and even exceeds your expectations (...) What's missing is a fresh story template (...) 'The Force Awakens' turns out to be shockingly predictable (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"The big news about 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is... that it’s good! (...) [J.J.Abrams] He hasn’t made a film only for true believers; he has made a film for everyone (well, almost)"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Reinvigorating the franchise with a welcome surge of energy, warmth and excitement (...) J.J. Abrams seems to have had the original three films firmly in mind"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Though a definite improvement on the last three abortive Star Wars prequels (...) The Force Awakens is only at its best in fits and starts, its success dependent on who of its mix of franchise veterans and first-timers is on the screen"	NEU
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"This is the film we're looking for. "The Force Awakens" understands what "Star Wars" fans love and delivers it lavishly (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Empire	"If you were to make a list of the essential ingredients of a Star Wars film, you would find almost all in J.J. Abrams’ wake-up call to this sleeping giant of a franchise (...) Kylo Ren is the best villain that the franchise has ever produced (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"That old Star Wars magic is back. (...) Best of all? It’ll make you feel like a kid being introduced to something truly special once again (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"What a beautiful, thrilling, joyous, surprising and heart-thumping adventure this is (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Stephanie Zacharek Time	"While there are elements that feel special and fresh, mostly The Force Awakens strives to please instead of surprise."	NEU
United States	Russ Fischer IndieWire	"When 'The Force Awakens' is really cruising, it's a terrific piece of pulp adventure cinema, packed with memorable characters, vicious lightsaber battles, some very smart visual concepts, but its narrative shortcomings can be quite frustrating"	POS
United States	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"The rollicking, space-opera spirit of George Lucas's original trilogy emanates from every frame of J.J. Abrams euphoric sequel (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	”Much of the fun in “The Force Awakens” is in the surprise appearance of familiar faces Abrams had the benefit of learning what didn’t work in Lucas’ prequels, and he’s gone in the opposite direction"	POS
United States	Tom Long Detroit News	"'The Force Awakens' returns to the spirit of the original films, leaving the ungainly and unneeded clumsiness of the subsequent prequels far behind (...) The most breathless 'Star Wars' movie yet"	POS
United States	Rafer Guzmán Newsday	"Directed by J.J. Abrams with a savvy blend of warm nostalgia, effects-driven spectacle and shrewd commercialism, “The Force Awakens” does a fine job of bringing a cherished old series into a new, Marvel-dominated age"	POS

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