I didn`t like that we do not get any details about the status of the galaxy…

What is the new Republic, is it the new legitimate government? So why is there a need for an resistance if you are teamed up with the government anyway… And resisting what?
Is there no Republic military?
I don’t want to much detail but some Infos to not get lost.
It felt as if they wanted to establish that the status quo is the same as in the ot … In the laziest way possible.

Also I think that the last act is a littlebit to cluttered and fast passed, it seemed confusing and forced that way.
5 more minutes of background, meaning and explanation could have worked wonders here.
For example the awakening of r2 seemed like the strangest coincidence ever for me. When a short shot of ray entering the room or something could have cleared things up without slowing the movie down.

The last thing I realy didn’t like was the spacemonster scene on hans ship, I got an mib2 vibe from that and it felt unnecessary like they just wanted to show of the cool space monsters but had no idea how to fit them in the movie.

Overall I am pretty happy with the movie I think it is a good bridge from old to new but I hope the following episodes will be more unique and creative.