10/10
It should have been Anthony Ingruber
5 June 2018
Sorry to lead actor Alden Ehrenreich, he tried his best, but Disney made a mistake casting him. Watching the movie, I just never once found myself convinced that this guy was supposed to be the same person as Harrison Ford. I'm not even attacking his acting; it's just that no degree of acting skill can make up for having the wrong face and voice, not to mention height, for the role. People trying to be positive about the casting kept saying, "He's just doing his own take on the role! We don't need an impersonator!" But the big problem with that stance is that this is a prequel, not a reboot. We're supposed to be convinced that we're watching the same person as in the other movies. This isn't the right situation to be doing an original take on the character. Ewan McGregor, for instance, was a great Obi Wan because he mimicked Alec Guinness's voice and mannerisms perfectly and also looked like a younger version of the same guy. We just can't say the same about Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo.

That said, I'll give it 10 stars anyway, because it was mostly entertaining and that train scene was especially cool.
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