Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

A definite crowd-pleaser for Star Wars fans and fans of the Mandalorian TV series. The Mandalorian and Grogu delivers exactly what it promises ... with some well-pulled heartstrings in all the right places.

There have been some exciting new stories told in this universe since the premiere of The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, but watching this latest installment of Lone Wolf and Cub in space just confirms the degree to which Star Wars feels like it’s spinning its wheels.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is perfectly suitable as a summer flick to beckon you back to the theatres. But will it make a mark as part of the Star Wars mythology? This may not be quite the way.

My assessment is that this is a kid’s movie. If you think Grogu and the other tiny creatures are cute, you’re going to love and adore this movie. Pay special attention to the new breakout character, Trapper Wolf. But honestly, I wanted more, and Trapper Wolf is not enough. The stakes are not that high. The story continues the character development of both the Mandalorian and Grogu. If they failed their mission…whelp, off to another. This is essentially four episodes of the television series padded to feature length.

It’s been nearly seven years since there was a new “Star Wars” movie released in theaters and there are lots of ways to do it. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, a disjointed off-ramp that lacks the scale and ambition of its sisters, fails the task. As the Mandalorians might say, this is not the way.

Everything Disney needed to revive the franchise after its seven-year absence from cinemas is in here. The problem is there is only around 20 minutes of it, and much of the rest is hopeless.

There are feeble nods to The Empire Strikes Back here and palsied winks to Return of the Jedi there, as if callbacks from the Iron Man director Jon Favreau had some magical revitalising power and were not symptomatic of a film and a franchise that exists in a grim creative void.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Is so far away from a series. Make mando like a super human. Its ok nice try.

An enjoyable and fast-paced Star Wars adventure with great action, convincing locations and a duo I still love watching. Unfortunately, the uneven power of Din, repetitive dialogue and convenient plot weaken the story. It feels like one longer contract rather than an important chapter, making it fun but forgettable.6/10

I came into this really wanting to love this movie. And I came away... In pain. Very cringe, terrible animatronics. Zeb is all wrong. The plot is shallow and doesn't connect to any existing Star Wars lore. There are lore inaccuracies and in world inconsistencies everywhere. The movie is eye candy, cute character, "wholesome" and completely soulless. This is hardly the Star Wars we all grew up with. I loved the Mandalorian TV series very much, but this? This is not the way.

It's just two episodes stitched together, adds absolutely nothing to the lore, there are no cameos or mention of the bigger universe, it's mostly pascal's double against cg enemies you don't care about, there are no stakes, no risks, nothing new or worth rewatching, would skip any time