Overall, it was a good movie but considering how long Lucas had this in his head I wasn't too impressed

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 1999)

Overall, it was a good movie but considering how long Lucas had this in his head I wasn't too impressed. I know he has an amazing mind (see his first movie...THX 1138) but I feel like he was trying to satisfy too many categories of moviegoers all at once. As a result the movie detracted from itself.
The effects were very well done but aren't they always now days. As a computer animator, I feel the CG characters stuck out. They were animated, modeled and composited well but they had way too much expression in their voices and motion and contrasted with the live actors.
The acting was very mediocre. I didn't have any emotional attachment to the characters due to poor character development and have come to realize that Lucas isn't very good at directing drama. There was too much success based on faith (the force) and not enough human ingenuity.