a whole lot of hype and precious little substance

Rating: 5/10 (1 August 1999)

Undoubtedly there was a market for another Star Wars film. How unfortunate that the offering we were served failed to come close to the worst of its predecessors. Modern technology should have been able to present us with a veritable feast of special effects. Some were excellent, some worse than useless, most run of the modern-day mill. The script failed to provide a decent vehicle for the actors as well as a reasonable storyline for the viewer. True Star Wars fans will probably have had their hunger satiated for a while. For myself [as not being totally blinded by mystique of the whole Star Wars story]I was massively disappointed in what I considered a feeble effort. 5 out of ten at best