Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Jason A — 22 Oct 2018

Not as bad as the follow up, but still really bad.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by Jason A on 22 Oct 2018.

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

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