Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Arthur B — 22 Dec 2017

Very good movie, good continuity and honors the mythos.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by Arthur B on 22 Dec 2017.

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

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