Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Groku review

The Star Wars Universe has expanded massively yet despite the undoubted quality of the offshoots (notably the superb Andor) they are a fairly long way from the tone of the 1977 original. Here though is a branch of the tale that indulges in exactly the same fast paced action orientated type of story that lit the fuse. The Mandalorian and Groku hardly rests, pinwheeling from one place to another frantic to throw our unusual heroes into ever more perilous situations. What you gain from the action you do tend to lose in terms of character but this is a film that brings the fun back to big screen Star Wars. There is a big potential for plots in this fictional period after the fall of the Empire when some of its scattered remnants are plotting a comeback. This isn’t that film though. You don’t really even need to have seen the series to pick up the gist as our perma -helmeted warrior Din Djarin and his furry green apprentice Groku are despatched to find and return the younger brother of the…