The critics don't want entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 1999)

Apparently, critics aren't interested in being entertained. Episode I is entertaining, fun and funny. The action scenes had me on the edge of my seat (I loved the pod race and the fight scene with the Jedi) and the movie was sprinkled with a good dose of humor.
Methinks that the critics are not fond of a movie that is successful as all the Star Wars movies were panned by them, yet they have all been successful and for good reason. So much for the critics!