SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★ Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson; written by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan; directed by Ron Howard. Solo is not a perfect film, nor is it anywhere as space operatic as 1977’s Star Wars or its 1980 sequel, The Empire Strikes Back . What it is, though, is a dizzying romp through the galaxy with everyone’s favorite space pirate and his Wookie accomplice Chewbacca. Back, too, are Empire scribe Lawrence Kasdan, who, along with son Jon, penned this Solo adventure. Lucasfilm/Disney Solo is a Star Wars story, and exists in the Star Wars universe referenced in A New Hope and Rogue One as opposed to the stupefying reality presented in The Last Jedi . For fans of the original trilogy, this movie feels like home. Taking the Solo reins from Harrison Ford is Alden Ehrenreich, who makes the character his own without besmirching the character created so memorably by Ford. Solo is a solid movie if not a great one, and so much fun. It may not win