This was as lazy as I thought it would be.
So, this takes place before Star Wars, which was heavily influenced by World War II, right? Uhh… what came before WWII? World War One!
But at least they executed it well.I liked how they incorporated the way Lando pronounces Han’s name.
I breathed a sigh of relief when the comic relief characters died. The rest of the humor from everybody else was dreadful.
Darth Maul is pointless. Also Crimson Dawn, get it, cause Darth Maul is red.
The kiss Han’s mentor got. Why? Seemed strangely intimate, but also casual and forced.
Everything that made Han, Han, happened in a couple months. How he got his name, his gun, were really stupid. But Han doesn’t really act like the Han we know in the OT. We’re expected to believe he’s the same guy by the end of the movie?
Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover were good, not great. When following after Ford and Billy Dee’s iconic portrayals, that’s enough to make it work I guess.
I just feel completely indifferent to it. I didn’t expect anything, and I received nothing. So, mission accomplished?
It was way better than young Indy getting his hat, whip, scar, and fear of snakes all in a few hours! 😛
I did like the visual nod to Kubrick’s Paths of Glory.