By far the biggest flop of the entire “Star Wars” franchise, this is certainly not the worst film in the series. On the contrary, “Solo” is thoroughly entertaining thanks to great casting, a fun crime story, and good effects. Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo and Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian in particular should have taught the producers that it's okay to recast iconic characters. Instead, Disney is now just going for the awful de-aging strategy, which I just can't understand.

Be that as it may, I can only recommend giving “Solo” a chance. Yes, there are some really questionable crumbs of fanservice thrown at you. And it certainly wasn't the right decision to really pack all the experiences that made Han the character we got to know in “Star Wars” into just one story. But the movie is still a lot of fun. It's a flop that shouldn't have been one.

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