And honestly, what I don’t get is — it really *isn’t* an identical story? Abrams plays with a lot of the same framework and plot beats and whatnot, but in terms of its core themes and its emotional moments, they are entirely new. Fin, the kid who’s known nothing but war and yet can’t bear the reality of it, possessed…

When you get to the point of having kids it makes it a lot easier to hold a baby if you have a paunch. It’s almost like a little seat for them and it gives your arms a break. Embrace the dad bod and become a dad.

Every movie (well, almost every one) has plot holes, story issues or something else to potentially complain about. The trick is to have enough good stuff to keep the audience emotionally invested so they don’t stop to think about the problem areas. It sounds from the review like TFA did that.