Disappointed

Rating: 4/10 (6 July 1999)

I'll try to be brief. TPM lacked both likable and "hate-able" characters. Liam & Ewan were wooden, Natalie was positively Charlie McCarthy-esque. Jake Lloyd was annoying, Jar-Jar was the same, only to the nth degree. Darth Maul was a no-show, Darth Sidious also. You can bash the acting in Episode IV, but at least Han Solo was a roguish, wise-cracking character, and Leia was smart-alecky and brash. Darth Vader had more than 2 lines of dialogue, and was quite scary. As for those who say TPM is just setting up for the next two, how do you explain ANH? That was a fun, enjoyable, self-contained story & movie. TPM is nothing more than a merchandising vehicle. Oh well, not very brief...