This film is really a number of great scenes held together by a terrible plot filled with story contrivances.
This is actually a pretty accurate description; I still love it though.
Hey, I enjoyed it also, and it has some great stuff. I would describe it as a pretty good movie, but only a below average Star Wars film, because of the outlined problems, which mostly relate to how it fits in the saga as a whole.
As a movie I think it has major problems, such as a “ticking clock” that sacrificed moments that would otherwise be extremely important for character development. The flow of scenes in the first act didn’t feel right, and the pace (because of subplots) and tone (because of the excessive jokes) of the movie both felt off. Just my opinion though.