To be fair, Solo isn't Rogue One. That's a tough act to follow for the
second stand alone Star Wars film. But it also isn't The Last Jedi, and I get a
feeling that one of the reasons Solo became the second worst performing Star
Wars film at the booking office (beating only the deservedly panned Clone Wars
animated film) was a fan backlash against TLJ. That and the fact that apparently
there's a thing called fan fatigue and five months between Star Wars films was
not enough for people to get hyped up again. (I call BS on that, I could
easily handle a new Star Wars movie every six-eight weeks for the next 40 or
50 years I reckon, but that's what they're saying – whoever ‘they’
are.) So put aside what the naysayers say. (Apparently a naysayer isn't just a
horse. Say it to yourself. Yes, you're allowed to smile.) This is a great film.
Sure, the start drags a bit but you eventually get over that. Young Han is not
Original Han, although there are a couple of moments where you can almost see
him in there. But he's still a pretty good Han nonetheless, and Young Lando may
well have out-Landoed Original Lando with a stellar performance. The first
‘woke’ bot in the Star Wars universe, Lando's non-human semi-love interest
L3–37, was the worst part of the film for me but seeing Chewie and Han in the
cockpit of the Millennium Falcon for the first time still brings a lump to my
throat on the seventh viewing (mind you, Han's death in TFA is still bringing
tears after more than ten viewings so maybe I'm just soppy). This is a great
addition to the Star Wars universe and if you call yourself a fan, you owe it to
yourself to watch it. It's not Rogue One, it's not Empire Strikes Back, but it
is almost Star Wars: the Western and it's worth seeing.