Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by David H — 05 Jun 2018

I absolutely love this and it's one of JJ Abrams's Best and it's better than the (awful) Prelude trilogy.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by David H on 05 Jun 2018.

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

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