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The tone may be cheeky and playful, but it is always affectionately so.

Often there is a concept that positively zings, but then has little follow-through.

Whatever expectations are carried in are brought to a stop, hard.

Severe editing might have been a better solution for this hit-and-miss affair.

Solo is an exercise in retroactive continuity, and its ability to create peril is itself imperilled by what we know to follow after.

The dialogue is carved in marble, as if the power of speech never progressed beyond Ronald Reagan and the art of the autocue.

Where is the magic?

Revenge Of The Sith is a reminder of what made the original trilogy so good; character driven stories, along with a pot-boiling plot keeping things in check.

Few can deny the great storytelling of Lucas' true first episode of his space-opera.

It is a spectacular, brilliantly realised piece of moviemaking

The best-looking and orchestrated space battle ever committed to film.

This has the feel of a serial condensed to a feature.

This is perhaps less a swansong than a familiar sunset

The Force Awakens manages to stop one thinking about how disbelief is suspended and instead carry one along.

A 90-minute romp in which no one dies simply feels like a Saturday morning cartoon, not a Star Wars movie.

The fluid CG animation works wonders for the series, with space dogfights and lightsabre battles that are as explosive as their cinematic counterparts.

This 3D animation is a joy to behold, and is of a quality rarely seen in anything made for televison.

The dubious episode selection and lack of extras only serve to exacerbate the feeling that this disc is a bit of a cash-in job.

It's that old magic again.