Phew! The Force is resoundingly with JJ Abrams’s cracking reboot of Star Wars. This seventh movie is a humongous piece of cinema — all that a sequel should be and more: a nostalgic homage to the 1977 original, coupled with intergalactic, warp-speed, panoramic blockbuster action, and a new heroine in the form of Daisy Ridley’s Rey.

As the words “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...” came across the IMAX screen, a shiver of anticipation rippled through the audience, and it was thoroughly justified. A cheer went up when the Millennium Falcon spaceship hove into view, looking worse for wear. While George Lucas came up with the brilliant idea, Abrams is a better action director, and takes Star Wars: The Force Awakens