“Near-universal praise” I laughed so loudly at that. YouTube is swarming with legitimate criticisms and everyone I talk to in real life was at best underwhelmed. I see constant complaints on facebook ads, and the toy aisles are all in clearance mode (my household usually buys a lot up and this is the first movie we…

Hey—that’s fair. I don’t want to say anybody’s “wrong”. Film is subjective and my view is no better informed or more right than yours.

While I completely respect what Gordon-Levitt is saying here, I think he may be misinterpreting at least some of the backlash to Luke’s portrayal.