Futile exhibition of FX

Rating: 6/10 (7 May 2000)

I know that cinema is no longer to be considered Art, but just Entertainment... Nevertheless, I was disappointed by this movie. The plot was weak and predictable, with so many holes you could spend hours enumerating them (I'll just point one: why the hell the wise Jedi knight takes a kid with him while assaulting the castle????). The characters, even if well acted, were flat. Think about the dark charm of Darth Vader, and compare with this meaningless Darth Maul... he doesn't even speak. Is he kind of an idiot??
Just to cut short, if you are a kid, you might enjoy this movie a bit. If you are a computer animation tech, you will find this VERY interesting. If you are a serious movie goer you will yawn. And lately, if you are a fan of the real STAR WARS movies, you will feel very sad.