Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) by Kurt D — 21 Jan 2019

I love Solo. I absolutely love it. Easily the most underappreciated film in the Star Wars franchise, and it may just be my favorite Star Wars movie to date (yes, you heard me right, my FAVORITE). I think why this movie is so good in my opinion, is that it goes out of it's way to create a Star Wars movie unlike any you've seen before.

Instead of focusing on giant conflicts between good and evil, Solo instead chooses to focus on...Han Solo! Just one guy trying to make a life for himself in a gritty galaxy. And although this movie has light moments of colorful banter, this is a very gritty Star Wars movie.

It shows that this is a galaxy that, for the majority of people, is very tough to live in. It also has a ton of similarity's and references to classic western films, and in many ways it reminds me of the show Firefly more than Star Wars.

I absolutely adore Solo, and even if you're burnt out by Star Wars at this point, it is still DEFINITELY worth a watch. 5/5.