Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

First Star Wars film in 6 and a half years… and it’s a three episode arc of the TV show that killed the franchise in the first place, well, along with the arrival of Disney +.

There’s honestly nothing of note to this film, it’s genuinely like binge watching 3/4 episodes of the show - which I would never have done at the best of times. The plot is basic, and never gives anything to warrant the film’s existence, if you were holding out for a “hidden plot” - you’ll be disappointed. Ludwig Göransson’s score is really quite good and I wouldn’t be mad if he’s the new John Williams for the franchise going forward.

Probably the most woeful cast list of all the Star Wars films, it was almost funny as the opening credits showed and it was just a bunch of no-names. Pedro does some fine voice work - as we know it’s not really him for 90% of it. Sigourney Weaver most likely shot her scenes in a single day. Why bother casting Jeremy Allen White, just to change his voice entirely. Bizarre stuff.

I’m impressed that Disney managed to make a film somehow worse than Rise of Skywalker. Perhaps not by the potential that film had, as The Mandalorian and Grogu didn’t really have any, but rather just how dull and weak it truly is.

Feels like they combined 3 episodes from the mandalorian TV show into one movie. Just zero stakes or flow & bounced around way too much. Also these bullets just fly around him and he’s seemingly invincible. I get his armor is strong but that shouldn’t mean he can 1v50. 5.0/10

not bad, love mando and grogu’s relationship

the major ‘con’ I had with this is that you can tell they made the plot holes to make a plot 😭

If this movie didn’t exist, I would still have the same thoughts about Mando and Grogu. Their characters didn’t change at all and this movie felt like season 4 of Mando. Only good thing was the score.

5/10

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Rating: 75

79/100 great action moments, great buddy action/comedy between the title characters. However, really just seemed like a quick season instead of a movie. The actions don’t translate to the bigger picture of the storyline. Just a one-off adventure.