The film’s heroine Rey, played winningly by English newcomer Daisy Ridley, is Luke Skywalker 2.0. The issue here is the writing, not the excellent performance. She lives a hardscrabble life on a desert planet. Rey’s a scavenger, which means she yanks parts off of crashed ships in the hopes of getting a food pellet from her boss. This does not ...
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