Solo: A Star Wars Story

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

A broadly mixed reception greeted this Han Solo origin story, with critics largely agreeing it is entertaining enough but frustratingly cautious — competent, fast-moving, and well-cast, yet too content to color inside the lines of franchise filmmaking. The standout point of agreement was Donald Glover's performance as Lando Calrissian, which many felt eclipsed the film around it; where critics diverged was over whether the film's breezy, low-stakes energy counted as a feature or a flaw.