I confess I am really on the fence as to whether I liked it or not. It is a remake of the Empire Strikes back, with some Return of the Jedi thrown in. It also reminds me of the remakes of both Robocop and Total Recall. The remakes kind of hit the same plot points as the originals, but go off on different tangents, for no logical reason other than to be different from the original. It left me with kind of a confusing blend of nostalgia and boredom.
But there were some good parts, including Luke's opinion the Jedi should just be allowed to end. The opinion that the force creates an endless conflict of light/dark kind of mirrors Disney's decision to pump out Star Wars movies every year. So I guess the dark side is really a metaphor for Disney.
Yes the space vegas scene was just forced, poorly written, poorly executed and just there to offer some of preachiness...the new character is absurdly badly written and the actress is terrible... that sub plot and the new character are like watching one of the prequels...