Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Brett A — 13 Feb 2018

JJ Abrams did a solid job. Good casting. Decent writing.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by Brett A on 13 Feb 2018.

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

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