Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by James B — 15 Aug 2018

Great callbacks to the original series. Solid movie that made up for the horrible reboot trilogy.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by James B on 15 Aug 2018.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has generally received very positive reviews.

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