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.
“Oh,look! Another Star Wars movie. Unite the angry Fanbase and give them a notepad to write everything wrong with it so that they'll make their own rant! (and to give CinemaSins a run for their buck)”
This is how most of this so called “Fanbase” works,whenever one of these movies comes out (*POP* I liked Last Jedi).
But when we talk about Solo A Star Wars Story,I can say that it was a fun ride,aside from the Development Hell this movie went through.
Going into it,I was expecting a Heist Movie with the same veins of a Steven Soderbergh one,and it was that,with some haunting places,a John Powell score that never disappoints and (almost) great casting.
You may want to cool down your expectations if you want to see a good story with the big spectacle we usually expect from a franchise like Star Wars.
From beginning to end,it just felt like a great big action sequence (of 2h15) that takes place in several places with a story that's easy enough to follow,given that the movie doesn't know when to spend its time on either the friendship between Solo and Chewie or the big heist with Woody Harrelson as Beckett.
Speaking of the actors,I thought Alden Ehrenrich could have been good as Solo...If the script didn't give him some of the most cringey Fanbase moments of all time.
“I hate you” “I know”
Although the secondary cast was a better ensemble than I thought it was going to be.
Emilia Clarke as Qi’ Ra? Good!
Jon Favreau as Rio? Kind of annoying,but still good.
Paul Bettany as Evil Vision? Boy...
But Childish Gambino AKA Donald Glover as Lando Carlissian STEALS the movie.
Not only that,but also the massive wonderment of a score by John Powell that, just like Ice Age The Meltdown and Robots,makes it for another standout that carries the movie,accompanied by a courageous theme by John Williams.
Oh,and big special effects and one of the greatest title card appearances of all-time (Thor Ragnarok and Guardians Of The Galaxy BEWARE).
You can call this the “Fun Star Wars” if you go into it with the right amount of expectations. Don't expect an Empire Strikes Back,but also don't expect a Rogue One,although a better movie than the prequels you can.
All in all,sure,never tell him the odds...At some point.
