SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY REVIEW
So to start off, this film is fine "Everything's fine", a line which was used in the trailer which describes this film incredibly well. With Phil Lord and Chris Miller leaving the project after filming the majority of the film, Ron Howard was amazing at pulling this film from out of the dumpster fire, as he reshot most of the film. There were a couple times where you could see the differences in the two directing visions, however, it was all strung together in a presentable manner.
Solo has many plot points which it dives deep into. There are a few useless and extremely weird concepts which attempt to explain the origin of some iconic places of Han Solo, however, it comes off as tacky.
The film does have some redeeming qualities, such as the cinematography. There are some great shots in this film, and they help give the film a stylistic flair. The music in this film is also amazing. We get the classic Star Wars themes, which was great seeing, especially with these classic items on the screen. There were a few new tracks in the film, which did bring the film to life a little more. One song that would have made the film better was if the Star Wars kinetic "I'm Han Solo" song played at some point in the film.
I have to say that the best parts of the film were the Han and Chewie relationship which was developed in the film. It helped develop the dynamic that we see in the original trilogy, and this film plays well on that. Going through the film, we see how the relationship between the two develops in a spectacular way.
Alden Ehrenreich was mostly great as Han Solo. He did a good job at bringing to life the young version of Han Solo. The portrayal of the younger smuggler was interesting, as he had his own style to him, being a decade younger than Harrison Ford's character in A New Hope. However, he felt inline enough to feel like Han Solo. I do like the idea that this film plays with, in the way that Han hasn't been through everything, and he isn't as edgy, nor rough as Ford's original counterpart.
I have to say that the best character in the film was Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. This film is brilliant in the way that it portrays Chewbacca, as he doesn't feel like a sidekick, as he feels like a pivotal character who has his own arc. And that plays a heavy factor into why Chewbacca and Han's friendship was one of the best parts of this film.
Childish Gambino, Donald Glover was also great in this film as Lando Calrissian. He felt very in line with Billy De Williams performance in the Original Trilogy, and it was great seeing the charcter os f Lando being expanded upon with the character feeling seamlessly the same.
Emilia Clarke was great as Qi'ra. I enjoyed her performance in this film, and how she factored into the plot. She had an interesting story, which I was invested in with the character is new to the universe. I liked her relationship with the other characters such as Han, and it was great having a character who bought out a different side to Han, which we haven't seen before.
Woody Harelson was interesting in the film. I feel like the film had scenes which cut out parts of the character, especially at pivotal points, so the charcter felt a little short during in the film, however where the character ends up was great.
The rest of the cast was great. There are a few spoiler characters in the film who I will leave out, but they were great. Starring in the film we had Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo), Joona Suotamo (Chewbacca), Emilia Clarke (Qi'ra), Donald Glover (Lando Calrissian), Woody Harrelson (Beckett), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (L3-37), Thandie Newton (Val), Jon Favreau (Rio Durant), Paul Bettany (Dryden Vos), and Erin Kellyman (Enfys Nest).
Overall, Solo: A Star Wars Story is a fine film. The film feels a little clunky at times in terms of its pacing of scenes, and how everything flowed, and the painful on the nose references and backstory of objects, however, there were redeeming qualities of the film, in terms of the characters, especially the friendship of Han and Chewie.
If you're looking to watch a fun summer film, Solo would be a fine choice, to go watch, I had some enjoyment from watching this film, and you may too.
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