Fans of the enormous Star Wars franchise might feel actor/writer/director Jon Favreau's latest entry in the exuberant series, The Mandalorian and Grogu, spent most of the picture's $165 million budget on spectacularly creepy creatures rather than narrative. The movie is predictably and unquestionably eye-popping, but it also feels a bit like a retread.
In this installment, the helmeted bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal when unhelmeted) and his cuddly omnivorous baby buddy Grogu (a green animatronic puppet that is movie marketers dream) are commissioned by an officer of the New Republic (an always welcomed but regretably wasted Sigourney Weaver) to rescue Rotta (voiced by Jeremy Allen White), the son of the beastly Jabba the Hutt (first seen 40 years ago in Return of the Jedi). Rotta is reportedly the prisoner of Lord Janu (Jonny Coyne), a competing scoundrel who runs a gladiator circus.
As usually happens in these tales, the mission hits a few snags and reverses, and the Mandalorian himself gets sidelined for a while. At this point, the film shifts into a sweet but draggy gear featuring Baby Grogu. This gives the audience a bit of a breather after a non-stop 60 minutes of flight and fight before the final reel's showdown.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is replete with Jon Favreau signature wit and the occasional tender moment. It will undoubtedly be an enjoyable snack for moviegoers who might be more eagerly anticipating Ryan Gosling's Starfighter to be released next May.
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