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'The Mandalorian and Grogu' review: Worst Star Wars film, barely a movie

opinion-review · 2026-05-21

The Mandalorian and Grogu is criticized as the worst Star Wars film, barely qualifying as a movie. Seven years after The Rise of Skywalker's debacle, the saga returns to theaters, showing how deeply Disney+ DNA has infiltrated it. The film features a character named Rotta the Hutt, played by Jeremy Allen White from The Bear, whose rescue plot echoes the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where Jedi rescued the same Rotta. The self-aware joke is that this time the rescuers are a Mandalorian and his son, not Jedi.

Key facts

  • The Mandalorian and Grogu is considered the worst Star Wars film
  • The film is barely considered a movie
  • It premiered seven years after The Rise of Skywalker
  • The saga shows deep influence of Disney+
  • Character Rotta the Hutt appears, played by Jeremy Allen White
  • Plot revolves around rescuing Rotta the Hutt
  • The rescue plot echoes the 2008 film Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  • In the 2008 film, Jedi rescued Rotta; now it's a Mandalorian and his son

Entities

Artists

  • Jeremy Allen White

Institutions

  • Lucasfilm
  • Disney+

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