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Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
Critic Consensus
Critical reception for Solo: A Star Wars Story leans modestly positive, with most reviewers finding it an entertaining, if unremarkable, entry in the franchise. Ron Howard's direction and the film's action sequences, energetic performances, and visual spectacle drew the most consistent praise. However, several critics noted a lack of originality and boldness, with the film feeling overly safe and compensatory rather than a necessary addition to the Star Wars universe. The absence of Harrison Ford's screen presence and the film's reliance on callbacks and familiar iconography were recurring points of dissatisfaction.
7 rated reviews · 5 positive · 1 mixed · 1 negative
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“There are moments when you admire the dexterity with which Solo squeezes by yet another fast-closing dark star, or out-runs yet another fizzy missile, and then you are back to looking for something new.”Read full review ↗
“Solo: A Star Wars Story never skimps on spectacle, yet fails to genuinely surprise you with anything bold or original. At 2 hours and 15 minutes it's a trudge at best, not the exhilarating flight worthy of the best pilot in the galaxy.”Read full review ↗
“Ron Howard delivers a delightful origin story for one of Star Wars' most beloved characters; part gangster movie, part film noir, part western and a lot of fun.”Read full review ↗
“In the end, director Ron Howard manages to salvage the remnants of the production mess to a fair extent. While he plays it safe and loses some of the mythical Star Wars allure along the way, he succeeds in creating a decent sci-fi action film. 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' has enough action, CGI spectacle, and callbacks to satisfy both its old and new fans while barely justifying its addition to the franchise.”Read full review ↗
“'Solo' is an action-packed and fast-paced film and a wonderful addition to the ever expanding Star Wars story.”Read full review ↗
“It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams' classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing its bit to compensate for Harrison Ford's sorely missed devilry”Read full review ↗
“The setups and payoffs are big sized- meant to make the referencing easier and obviously memorable. Energetic performances, casual humour, nostalgic back-flips add up to a rousing engagement.”Read full review ↗
“Solo: A Star Wars Story is a mildly entertaining backstory to one of the most seminal characters in popular culture. We only wish questions that were never asked weren't answered in such excruciating detail.”Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Alden Ehrenreich · Han Solo
- Joonas Suotamo · Chewbacca
- Woody Harrelson · Tobias Beckett
- Emilia Clarke · Qi'Ra
- Donald Glover · Lando Calrissian
- Thandie Newton · Val
- Paul Bettany · Dryden Vos
- Jon Favreau · Rio Durant (voice)
- Anthony Daniels · Tak
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Allison Shearmur
- Jonathan Kasdan
- Ron Howard
- John Powell
- Bradford Young
- Pietro Scalia
- Lawrence Kasdan
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- Release Date
- 25 May 2018
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Language
- English
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