It's not necessarily that the Solo movie was good or bad; the problem is, people were still upset over how shitty "The Last Jedi" was, so they assumed "Solo" wouldn't be any better, and went in with the same low expectations.
It's sort of the downer version of how people reacted to "The Phantom Menace" when it first came out. Everyone was so excited because it had been 17 years since "Return of the Jedi," and they were ecstatic at seeing something new, in addition to assuming it would be as good as the previous three movies. For a time, people were very delighted and loved that movie, but later, people started noticing its flaws and complaining, and it only continued into the next two films.
Basically, I'm trying to say that (for the majority of movie-goers) however good a Star Wars film has done post-original trilogy will be judged on how good the last SW film did.
You'll recall how excited everyone was when "The Force Awakens" came out in theaters, or when we first HEARD of "The Last Jedi," and were eager to see what would happen between Rey and Luke on that island. True to form, TLJ sucked worse than the vacuum of space, and so when "Solo" came out, people were not as eager to see it, and the few who did assumed it would suck just as bad as TLJ.
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