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54 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91ConsequenceMichael RoffmanConsequenceMichael RoffmanWhether we follow Han Solo through hyperspace for more adventures is up to Disney, but what we got here is enough to keep us coming back again and again...That’s the best kind of Star Wars movie.
- 90The VergeBryan BishopThe VergeBryan BishopSolo is a swashbuckling success, a space adventure that pays homage to the DNA of the original films while carving out its own unique space in the canon. It’s a sheer delight, but it also has the courage to explore the darker aspects of a character who could have all too easily been polished to an inoffensive, family-friendly Disney sheen.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawSolo: A Star Wars Story is a crackingly enjoyable adventure which frankly deserves full episode status in the great franchise, not just one of these intermittent place-holding iterations
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAlden Ehrenreich resembles a young, somewhat graver Robert Wagner, though he’s a better actor than the young Robert Wagner was. Ehrenreich’s contained, methodical brand of swagger matches up pretty well with the Han Solo we know from the ’77-’83 Harrison Ford edition.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatySpeaking of Glover, it’s no spoiler to say that the Atlanta star is easily the best thing in this good-not-great movie.
- 70IGNJim VejvodaIGNJim VejvodaSolo may not really develop its title character or justify why it needed to exist, but it still delivers a fun time.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenDespite the intermittent lags, the production proves to be more than a salvage operation thanks mainly to those engagingly choreographed performances, led by an irresistibly charismatic title turn from Alden Ehrenreich who ultimately claims Solo as his own even if he doesn’t entirely manage to convince us he’s Harrison Ford.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe movie ride delivered by Solo: A Star Wars Story is more mild than wild, a pleasant way to pass the time instead of a game-changer.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottIt doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it also holds whatever irreverent, anarchic impulses it might possess in careful check.
- 55TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeWhile the movie ends in a way that’s clearly designed to prompt further sequels, we don’t get that prequel X factor that makes us interested in a character arc whose outcome we already know. “Better Call Saul” knows how to do this; “Solo” doesn’t.