Whats in a name? For Han Solo, everything and nothing. The skilled pilot and notorious smugglers moniker was heretofore unexplained, which makes sense: First and last names rarely require complex exposition, at least not the kind that Han gets in Solo: A Star Wars Story , the second spinoff in this ever-inflating franchise (2016s war-torn Rogue One was the first).

Who are your people? an Imperial guard asks at customs, surrounded by recruitment propaganda for the evil Empire. I dont have people; Im alone, Han responds, declining to provide a surname. Can you see where this is heading? The agent eyes Hans swoopy brown hair and round cheeks, landing on the only logical conclusion: Solo. Hell be known as Han Solo. Get it?

Disney executives have been touting this reveal since March of last year, back when 21 Jump Street and Lego Movie maestros Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were directing Solo. A few months later, the studio replaced Lord and Miller with Ron Howard, citing different creative visions, standard PR-speak for theyre not making the movie we want them to make. The studio also hired a new editor, cast Paul Bettany as a key villain formerly played by Michael K. Williams (who wasnt available for the necessary reshoots), and brought in an acting coach to help Alden Ehrenreich, the actor given the demanding task of living up to Harrison Fords unmatchable charisma. A lot changed, but one thing never wavered: Han Solos name would still receive an impossibly trite backstory. And now its canon.

Oh well. The Star Wars universe has seen worse and, with more standalone entries and new trilogies (plural!) on the horizon, it will probably see worse still. (Like Mr. Solo, Disney is no stranger to being in it for the money.) For a film riddled with backstage drama, Solo is a fluid, entertaining diversion in a series that has gotten so much right since being resurrected with 2015s The Force Awakens. Its the first Star Wars movie that is, at worst, a waste of time. Thankfully, its a harmless waste of time.