Not the worst, but still barely watchable

Rating: 4/10 (27 February 2020)

This was a massively disappointing movie at release, and it's not really aged well since then. An over reliance on PlayStation 2 era special effects, yet they skimped on extras (why is Naboo almost completely unpopulated?). Far too much boring discussions about trade negotiations. Far too much looking at people sitting and talking, standing and talking, walking and talking. There are a couple of good action sequences though, and the A-list actors do their best with the atrocious dialogue. Notice I'm not complaining about Jar Jar Binks? Well, he's far from the worst thing about this movie. Let's hope the entire prequel trilogy is remade someday, after hiring decent writers.