Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by J W — 29 Dec 2017

Hundreds of millions of dollars were poured into the new Star Wars movie and all we got was another death star?

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by J W on 29 Dec 2017.

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

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