 What's up guys welcome to a brand new movie review today. I'm talking solo a Star Wars story Let's talk about this film now going in I was a little bit more hyped for the film not gonna lie when the film was announced I was not excited for it. I didn't believe we needed another Han Solo thing I believe just go do something different in this anthology world, but as the trailers progressed out I was a little bit more excited for it I did get have some Adam and see with Ron Howard coming on to direct it even though I think Ron Howard's a Brilliant director the last few films. He's really done. I haven't hit the ball for me, but Coming in I was excited. I liked Alden being the pick for Han Solo. I wasn't sold on him yet But I did like the actor in general. He's the best part of Hail Caesar Of course, he also had Donald Glover coming in to play as the Lando. You have Khaleesi herself playing Korra Tobias Becker is being played by Woody Harrelson. I mean you have a fantastic cast in here Newtons also in here John Fabro. I mean the cast is brilliant. So, you know, how is Han Solo overall? Is this the movie I should be worried about that's gonna ruin the Star Wars franchise? Absolutely not actually this film was fantastic It was really good and I mean that it actually blew past my expectations that I ended up really enjoying this film And I'm gonna go see it again opening weekend and expect to say that to be honest I I expect just a fun Star Wars film But I actually got more than that the thing about this film is that it actually carries a lot of layers of a Gritty kind of crime movie to not just like the Western feel you get from the trailer and the heist kind of film because if you guys know I'm a sucker for heist films the thing about Han Solo in general the solo a Star Wars story also carries layers of that Underground underworld Crime boss kind of thing that we get in throughout the other kind of tad bits that we get throughout the shows or the movies Or even back in the Star Wars legend series get some of that in here And I really liked what they did with that I mean the layers of the underworld and all the crime bosses and stuff was a nice little addition to what this film comes to be But the reason I'm saying this is more than just a Western feel movie because you do have those Western vibes in here The thing that brings it all together really is the heart of the cast the heart of the cast is fantastic And the grittiness that Ron Howard put into these action sequences go as far to say that this film was a little bit more Gritty in the action side even more grittier than Rogue one was Especially one of the opening sequences one of the opening sequences was like wow this feels like a war zone And I loved it action comes throughout this film I mean the way the action was filmed the way Ron Howard really swayed and moved the camera was brilliant I really liked it and I loved what he did it felt like a Ron Howard film in a sense But also felt like a Star Wars adventure with a different flair to it and it had this vibrant energy to it That really carried throughout the film that kept the pacing going and going and going and to a certain extent once I heard the runtime of the song was like oh my god It's almost over two hours, but you don't feel it. It just is a fun Adventure just going and chugging along and you're enjoying every single bit of it and to be honest I do have some cons for this film so before I get really into more and more my pros I do want to say my cons because they're really minor in fact Um, what are the cons I really I didn't really get into the villain of this film the villain is played by Paul Betney Paul Betney is a fantastic actor. I just wasn't feeling his Villain per se but the other big issue I have at the film and I saw this issue with Rogue one is no opening crawl I didn't expect one in here, but the way the film opens up You could tell you needed an opening crawl just like Rogue one But this film entiles itself to be an opening crawl because it kind of has one But it doesn't when you see the film you'll understand what I'm saying But I really do think an opening crawl would have very much helped this film out Just in a tad bit and kind of getting some more into the Star Wars feel Besides those two cons really I enjoyed this film immensely The Alden anyone has problems with Alden when you start watching this film It just fades in that this guy's Han Solo. It just just fades in that he's a younger version of Han Solo And I'm not even joking on that it really he he is a he does a great job as Han Solo I mean he is Han Solo I hear nothing will ever take away from Harrison Ford, but he did a really good job It wasn't just an impersonation he it felt like a young Han Solo and I love that It didn't distract me at all throughout the whole film and even going to Donald Glover He is so suave and swayed and his swagger is Lando Clare to see and is brilliant I loved Lando in this film and his little buddy L3 this robot Awesome stole a bunch of the moments in here really the other two big standouts in here is Tobias Becker's Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson's fantastic in here great addition here, but Korra Played by Khaleesi Um, I don't know what to say more about Korra. Uh, she was a surprise hit for me I thought she was just gonna be like this typical girl who's kind of like this little love interest to Han Solo And she's more than that. She's actually nothing that I even thought she was gonna be She brought a lot of flair and energy to her role that you didn't know what was behind her eyes But you always knew there was something behind there And I loved seeing where her character ended up going throughout this film And of course if you're one of those people who have issues at Chewbacca isn't in the new trilogy as much Trust me you get a ton of Chewbacca in here and I loved seeing that Chewbacca is Great. I loved seeing more of Chewbacca in here and his dynamic between him and Han and how they meet it. It's just so Wonderful to say the least did I already mention how beautiful this film looks? I mean the cinematographer from Arrival came on to do this film and it just shows like the cinematography is brilliant The score is great and I will even say I know Lawrence Kasdan This is the last Star Wars script that he wrote and it it's amazing. I mean Kasdan did a fantastic job He's one of the ones that knows Han Solo the best and you feel it in here I think that's a really a lot of the reason why Alden fades in as the Han Solo character when it starts You know you you kind of fade in and just forget that it's a different actor You fade in and all you see is Han Solo just like the first time you ever saw Harrison Ford on the screen As Harrison Ford you don't see him you see Han Solo And that just goes to all these different characters. You don't see Donald Lover You see Lando Carisi and you don't see Khaleesi. You see Korra And you don't see Woody Harrelson. You see Tobias Becker It's a great feeling to see all that and even be able to say that I really enjoyed solo a star war story. It's a gritty fun swashbuckling Western film in the star wars universe with some layers of the underworld and crime bosses in there that even adds to the Depth of this world that makes you want to see stuff It sets up stuff that even if they were to go and do another Han Solo sequel to this film and Continue showing more stuff in his past life I'd be so down to you or whatever other anthology films. They might even be setting up throughout this film I think there's a ton that they can be setting up that really just gets me into the field to see another anthology film Sooner than later also bringing in a wonderful score great cinematography Fantastic gritty action that surprised me at every angle of how wonderful it was filmed and just a fantastic Paste film besides the opening crawl and really the villain not working out for me Aloha star war story is a fantastic film. It's greatly directed and I again, I cannot wait to see this film again I had a ton of fun with this film blew past my low expectations and really solidified itself as a film that Going in saying I didn't need a Han Solo film. I'm glad we got a Han Solo film I think we needed this and now I totally understand why disney Made this film. I totally understand why and maybe some people will feel different about that But for me They they proved to me that we we needed this film and it really furthered the character story arc more and I loved it With all that said, I'm going to give solo a star war story a b-plus Honestly, this writing might even go up the more viewings I get with this film and that's and that's to tell the truth But right now I feel very comfortable saying a b-plus after sitting on this film for a couple hours Talking with my friends talking with other critics about this film and what they thought about this film It looks like a lot of people are starting to enjoy Han Solo And I hope you guys enjoy solo star wars story just as much as I did Of course guys The most important thing here is to hear about what your guys's thoughts are of solo a star war story So make sure to comment down below guys telling what you guys are excited for. Are you not excited for it anymore? 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