A review of 'Solo: A Star Wars Story', otherwise known as 'The Adventures of Han Solo and his trusty copilot, fan service'
'You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life'- Han Solo (Harrison Ford), The Empire Strikes Back , 1980 Movies have made up a large part of my life recently. Having campaigned through the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its glorious messiness , I watched Deadpool 2 a few weeks ago and was utterly delighted by Ryan Reynolds once again portraying the foul-mouthed mercenary. I went into that film having read no reviews, meaning that I entered the cinema with a clean slate and was ready to see what kind of crazy misadventures Marvel were about to throw at me. This method was then used for Solo: A Star Wars Story , and even then it was a film that I had no great intention in seeing in the cinema. I love the franchise, and Han Solo holds a special place in my heart, for underneath the smirks and arrogance there's a deep desire to do the right thing. But the release of Solo comes at a time when I'm re-evaluating my feelings on The...