The story of Han Solo in his days of being a smuggler.

I was not looking forward to this movie at all. As a Star Wars fan I was afraid that no director would tell a origins story of an iconic character. No actor can portray Han like Harrison Ford can. In a whole, this could’ve been a better story than what we got. It’s hard to believe Ron Howard directed this. Is it bad? No but it’s not as good as it should be. Alden Ehrenreich is a good Han Solo but at moments tries too hard. His humor is not like the originals at all or have any good one liners. The best of all the cast was Donald Glover who plays Lando. His mannerism and conversations are exactly like Billy Dee Williams! The rest of the cast didn’t stand out as much. Even Woody Harrelson was decent! That’s an actor who makes a great outstanding character in every movie he’s in. He was mostly teaching Han about what to do or not to do. That’s pretty much all he’s there for and showing off how cool he is with a blaster. The story could’ve been a little better. It was a heist movie that took too long then became predictable. The only great scene I liked was Han and Chewie meeting for the first time. Paul Bettany as the villain of the film gets a little bit of screentime but you don’t know as much about him as a character. I’m not saying it’s a terrible film and you should stay away from it at all cost. It’s a mediocre movie that could’ve been done much better with more creativity and writing. Ron Howard is a great director from movies like A Beautiful Mind, The Missing, The Da Vinci Code, and plenty of great films he took time making. I would say to wait to rent it and save your money to watch something else in theaters. Verdict: 6.5.