Rotten
Despite the copious servings of tragic threats and good feelings, the production sinks under the weight of its emotional calculation.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Every generation has a story.
2015 · 2h 16m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
J.J. Abrams
Overview
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The new movie, as an act of pure storytelling, streams by with fluency and zip.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
That's what's so impressive about the tricky balancing act Abrams has pulled off with The Force Awakens: He's made a movie that's simultaneously gripping and a huge release. We are in good hands, at last.
Christy Lemire, ChristyLemire.com
Fresh
With The Force Awakens, Abrams has begun one of the most important reclamation projects of our time: the complete erasure from cultural memory of The Phantom Menace and its sequels.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Fresh
I bet you'll have fun - I did, mostly. But it's the fun of seeing something fairly successfully redone, with the promise of more of the same to come.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
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