WBAY – It looks like The Force is strong with this one. Film critics seem to be pretty impressed with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
The first reviews of the J.J. Abrams-directed movie are coming in, and most critics agree it is a fun adventure that will please fans of the original trilogy.
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As of Dec. 16, the film had a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Entertainment Weekly" gave the movie a B+. Chris Nashawaty writes, "The filmmakers get what made George Lucas' original trilogy magical, and they recapture that magic." CLICK FOR FULL REVIEW
"Hollywood Reporter" critic Todd McCarthy writes, "The Force is back. Big time." CLICK FOR FULL REVIEW
"New York Times" critic Manohla Dargis writes, "The big news about ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is — spoiler alert–that it's good!" CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW
"WIRED" magazine writer Adam Rogers says, "If you loved ‘Star Wars' once, everything you loved is back." CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW
Some critics weren't as glowing.
"Los Angeles Times" critic Kenneth Turan said the movie has "an erratic, haphazard quality to it." CLICK FOR FULL REVIEW
"Variety" writer Justin Chang wrote a mostly positive review, but says, "Marvelous as it is to catch up with Han Solo, Leia and the rest of the gang, fan service takes priority here over a somewhat thin, derivative story that, despite the presence of two appealing new stars, doesn't exactly fire the imagination anew." CLICK FOR FULL REVIEW.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens nationwide on Dec. 17.
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