The Mandalorian And Grogu reviews are in, with some critics calling for the franchise to be “put out of its misery”.
The upcoming Jon Favreau film is the latest addition to the Star Wars universe, based on the hit Disney+ spin-off series The Mandalorian, and stars The Last Of Us’ Pedro Pascal and US actress Sigourney Weaver.
Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, the film sees Pascal reprise his role as Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin, alongside Weaver’s high-ranking military official Ward.
The Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu are enlisted by the New Republic to rescue Rotta the Hutt, – voiced by Jeremy Allen White – in exchange for information on a target.
However, ahead of its cinema release on May 22, critics have not been too impressed.
The Times gave the film one star and called for the franchise to be “put out of its misery” after becoming “fully irrelevant”.
Meanwhile the The Independent and The Telegraph gave the film two stars, echoing a similar sentiment.
The Telegraph said “it feels like a skippable new episode in a soap opera you lost interest in years ago”, but did praise the “outstanding puppetry” for Grogu, also known as Baby Yoda, and the world design.
The Independent added that it lacks a “whiff of effort” and that “it’s the dullest and most inconsequential Star Wars film ever made”.
The Financial Times (FT) and The Guardian offered the film an average three stars with the former appreciating the film’s themes, focusing on childhood as younger characters are seen choosing “what kind of adults they want to be”.
The FT’s review said: “The hyper-sweetness is precisely measured, the puppety nature of the creature oddly charming in our age of AI slop.”
Meanwhile The Guardian added: “The film is watchable and barrels along capably enough, but perhaps there isn’t enough of the humanity, humour and extravagant space melodrama which has made and continues to make Star Wars lovable.”
George Lucas’s sci-fi film series began in the 1970s, was revived in the 2010s with a new era of stories that included some original cast members. It has since spawned multiple spin-off movies and TV series.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu will be available to watch in cinemas across the UK from May 22.
