Solo: A Star Wars Story Review

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY REVIEW

SCORE - 8/10

Unlike the previous ten STAR WARS films, ‘SOLO’ is set in a lawless world, a world where the crime syndicates rule and not in a world where there is a constant war between the light and the dark side of the force. The film has a good start with this concept and it maintains this for the most part of the runtime.

The third act of the film makes the audience anticipate something great and then is ruined with too many attempts at surprises and plot twists. The film’s ending is then dragged only for the ORIGINAL TRILOGY(EPISODE IV-VI) Easter Eggs.

Even though Paul Bettany’s character Dryden Vos lacked a proper screen time and was poorly written, he manages it by delivering a good acting performance. Even his fellow co-stars never compromised in doing their best.

Ron Howard should be credited for changing a-doomed-to-be-failed kind of film into an entertaining and a worthy inclusion into the STAR WARS franchise.

STAR WARS films are known for having an unnecessary sub-plot(s) and in this one, it is about escaping a place called ‘The Maw’, with no consequences at all and was also the most boring part.

The core of the film revolves around a hyper fuel called ‘Coaxiom’ which is shown both as a boon and a threat if not handled properly as it is powerful enough to take down an entire mountain and can make a Kessel Run in twelve parsecs.

Overall, SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY manages to be a good film that the divided STAR WARS fan base needs at the moment until Episode XI drops next year. It could be said that the production was rushed but it was still good unlike how it was predicted to be.