Nominated for 5 Oscars. 62 wins & 136 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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,
17 Dec 2015
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,
19 Dec 2015
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,
20 Dec 2015
fresh:
The new movie, as an act of pure storytelling, streams by with fluency and zip.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
21 Dec 2015
rotten:
Despite the copious servings of tragic threats and good feelings, the production sinks under the weight of its emotional calculation.