Solo: A Star Wars Story Review - 7 Ups And 4 Downs

by James Hunt

1. A Moment Of Fan Service Too Far

Solo A Star Wars Story Emilia Clarke
Lucasfilm

It's difficult to get too much into this without going into spoiler territory, but there is one moment in the movie fans are likely to either love or hate.

There are lots of moments of fan-service in the movie, and for the sort of low-stakes affair this is they generally work very well, but this is too much (and it was already bad enough that they explained Han's name).

It's undoubtedly a surprising moment, but it just feels so random, without anything to connect it to the plot or the character of Han but simply shoehorned in because it'd shock people and generate buzz, and it sucks some of the momentum and emotion out of the scenes that surround it.

What did you think of Solo: A Star Wars Story? Let us know down in the comments.

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