So; I said I'd hash out my views for Cindi/any haters/dislikers of TLJ and here they are.
Listen or hatefuck me at your leisure.
1. Biggest complaint and most obvious; I don't like what they did with Luke and/or how it reflects on the Original Trilogy. To be honest, this one comes down to how you view the main theme of the movie having to do with failure and growth. Does Luke getting PTSD and quitting the galaxy sound like Luke from the OT? No; but this isn't Luke from the OT. That's it the whole point to his character and his story. Failing Ben/Kylo because of thinking his legacy mattered is what broke him and gave us TLJ Luke. Like it or hate it from a narrative standpoint it makes sense. As for the OT not mattering of course it did. The galaxy got 30 years of peace and was able to rebuild. Much like in our world the peace doesn't last and even to this day we feel the ramifications of the Civil War and WW2. Hell we just had Nazi's marching in our streets; granted they aren't running around with a giant army of nomadic kidnapped stormtroopers but the main point stands. The conflict in TFA/TLJ if fluid and isn't unrealistic nor does it take away the accomplishments of the OT heroes. In fact it fits in with TLJ's theme of failure quite nicely(although that one is unintended I"m sure).
2. The humor. This one is pure subjectivity so I'll just say that yes there is more; no it isn't Marvel tier (which breaks the mood and undercuts dramatic scenes always) and the humor fits the characters. Poe taunting Hux makes sense both for his character and in a narrative sense, they were going to shoot him down so he bought time. The OT had plenty of humor and the prequels had too many fart jokes and childish humor. But YMMV on this take.
3. Rose and Finn. I'll admit this one is the one that has the flaws; the scene could have been shortened and Finn did get shafted a bit however I don't think his character was destroyed or de-legitimized. The Casino arc was a bit of a mess but it played into the theme of failure. Yes DJ just being there was odd but his character did help to highlight some backstory on where the FO got it's money and weapons as did Canto Bight. As for Rose I do think she was the weakest character in the story but her offenses are hardly deal breaking. A single kiss is nothing compared to this
No. No it is not.
4. Snoke and Rey's backstory/mystery. To be honest I see no issue with playing up expectations and then crashing them down; it's a refreshing take on a series where EVERYONE MUST BE RELATED or EVERYONE MUST BE BIG AND IMPORTANT. Snoke doesn't need to have a backstory because he's dead and wasn't the real villain of the story; Kylo is. Rey's parent's being no bodies fits in with the theme of names and legacies being meaningless to success. You can not like where they took these plot lines but they aren't bullshit; the themes are consistent and fit an overall narrative.
Lastly, ya'll are crazy if you think Disney is writing this story without an overarching guidebook/plot detail.
TLJ was written before TFA was.