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Critics finally have their chance to weigh in on The Mandalorian and Grogu.
The official review embargo was lifted Tuesday morning on Disney‘s first Star Wars film in seven years.
The verdict? The first batch of reviews are decidedly split on the Jon Favreau film. Several reviewers praise the Disney+ show’s big-screen debut as a fun, stand-alone adventure that benefits from Pedro Pascal’s laconic delivery as the helmeted bounty hunter, the cuteness of Grogu, and a dynamic score by composer Ludwig Göransson. The film’s snowy opening sequence — which has been shown in advance for fans at special screenings — is cited as a particular high point.
Yet other critics slam the film as unworthy of the iconic franchise, accusing the movie of having low stakes, uninteresting supporting characters (including Jeremy Allen White’s Rotta the Hutt and Sigourney Weaver’s Colonel Ward) and tiresome CG-addled action sequences. While the film’s Rotten Tomatoes score is still being tabulated, the film currently sits at 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The film opens May 22.
