Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Andres R — 25 Dec 2017

It is a retread of A New Hope but it does feel like Star Wars and that is a great relief.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by Andres R on 25 Dec 2017.

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

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