Just saw the film. Of course, it was GREAT.
Definitely hit a lot of the same beats as ANH. Maybe that's a good thing, but I can see why people may have taken issue. That said, this movie felt way more like what I think Star Wars should be than the prequel movies. It was modernized well.
My nitpick meter was going off the charts with two things:
1) Snoke being a giant CG humanoid. Not imposing at all.
2) The lack of emotional reaction to all those planets being destroyed. Like, mass devastation has no impact on anyone? It's like we're all supposed to see Leia and suddenly everything is fine. Didn't buy it.
As for Han Solo, it was a necessary sacrifice in order to magnify Kylo Ren's villainy. It was also done well.
They NAILED the aesthetics of the Starkiller base.
They NAILED the lightsaber dueling 100%. I mean, perfect.
The action is general was well shot and intense.
Probably and A- in the end due to some of the "little things" that bug me about today's movies in general that made it into this movie, such as unconvincing animated characters and minor plot conveniences.