Mandalorian and Grogu: Why Critics and Fans Can't Agree

Star Wars' first film since 2019 opened to roughly $100M over the US Memorial Day weekend.

Critics sit near 62-64% on Rotten Tomatoes; audiences are far warmer at 88% with an A- CinemaScore.

Ludwig Goransson's score and the Mando-Grogu bond are the near-universal high points.

The big knock: it plays like three stitched-together TV episodes with low stakes.

India theatrical run is on; the JioHotstar streaming date is still awaited.