A long time ago in a galaxy far far away. We know how Han Solo's story ends well this is how it begins. Han is in his early 20s. On his home planet. Working for criminal gangs. It is like the slums. He has a girlfriend named Kira played by Emilia Clarke. This is a prequel with plenty of action and comedy. It makes nods to the original films. Alden Ehrenreich does a wonderful job as Han. Donald Glover as Lando. Woody Harrelson plays Tobias. He is a thief and owe's money to Paul Bettany's character. Brilliantly plays the villain. Thandie Newton as his partner in crime. Warwick Davis is in this too. Phoebe Waller-Bridge provides some of the humour as a droid. This is an origin story. How he comes to meet Chewbacca is interesting. The actor that plays him Joonas Suotamo. I copied some of the cast list from Google/IMDB. Stunning visual effects. There is what could be a wormhole and a black hole in one scene. You may have watched Firefly and a few westerns amongst them crime dramas. Directed by Ron Howard. I like the main theme. Some original songs from previous films were used. I will look at trivia and audience reactions. Something that sent snowflakes off was Lando being bisexual. So what? I found the train running on a suspended bridge cool with it having carriages underneath too. The team had to smuggled some weapons for the boss in order to pay off a debt. There are twists. Cert 12. I wasn't sure if I was going to watch this. I have watched every other film in the series. I will watch Episode 9 when it is out. Worth checking out.

Alden Ehrenreich. Han Solo. Joonas Suotamo. Woody Harrelson. Beckett. Emilia Clarke. Donald Glover. Lando Calrissian. Thandie Newton. Phoebe Waller-Bridge. L3-37 (voice) Paul Bettany. Jon Favreau. Rio Durant (voice) Erin Kellyman. Linda Hunt. Lady Proxima (voice) John Tui. Korso. Andrew Woodall.

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