'The Mandalorian and Grogu' was entertaining and full of action. I enjoyed the main characters and the connection between Djarin and Grogu has continued to progress and get better. The world-building through live-action depictions of Nal Hutta, the moon of Shakari, and a massive number of species and creatures adds to Star Wars by making the galaxy far, far away feel even larger and complex.

Unfortunately though, the plot as a whole was not particularly compelling for a film. The overall writing could have been a more compelling story with larger implications to the galaxy as opposed to what felt more like a side story about Din Djarin and Grogu rather than a story that more directly addresses the larger events going on in the galaxy, like Thrawn's return and what Luke is doing with the Jedi Order. The film also had pacing issues with near non-stop action for more than two thirds of the movie before switching to a long, drawn-out recovery by Din Djarin that seemed to slow everything down - just when a climactic crescendo should have been taking place.

The film as a whole was fun and connects well to Star Wars, but the story wasn't a particularly interesting one to watch on the big screen.

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I think there was too much action, and the action made it feel like filler. The plot was OK, but I noticed the Empire was out of the picture halfway through the movie and it felt like they didn’t matter anymore. Also, I think without this movie, Star Wars in general would not have changed in the slightest. Even Din Djarin and Grogu. Besides a little character development with Grogu, they were kind of lifeless characters in my opinion, and that could have been better. Also Zeb did not feel like the Zeb from Rebels. He was weirdly chill, and he didn’t have a major role in the plot. I really liked the Dejarik-table inspired arena and monsters, as well as Shakari in general. I also loved Nal Hutta. But I have a feeling this was just a few episodes turned into a movie at the last minute to sell Grogu merchandise. Also, I agree. I thought Filoni and Favreau were going to work on a Mandoverse movie fighting Thrawn like the Avengers. But this movie shows no development of that. Also, new Razor Crest? Not a fan. The N-1 is forgotten now and they could have maybe attached part of the lower half of the Crest to the bottom of the N-1 and have the N-1’s powerful engines propell the ship. That would have been cool. I loved Embo, although I didn’t really see him throw his hat 🙁

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It was an entertaining movie but didn't seem to actually progress the Star Wars story that much. The pacing felt a bit off and it didn't have much continuity, and I didn't personally love music score. I also didn't particularly like how much it focused on the Hutts, although it was cool to see their planet. It also seemed to focus more on the fight scenes/creatures rather than developing a meaningful plot. Overall, it was fun to see in the theater but not my favorite love action star wars movie.

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