Review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) by Simon F — 16 Sep 2018

Was playing with giving it only 2 stars, but after TLJ this is actualy an UPGRADE.

This review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) was written by Simon F on 16 September 2018.

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

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