A frustrating experience and a bitter pill for Star Wars fans

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2008)

The weight of anticipation i felt for this film was beyond anything I've ever felt for a film.Maybe that was why i didn't enjoy the film? No, I've since watched it and hoped that was the reason but its failings go deeper and beyond sheer weight of expectation. This is a film that betrays its core audience.It's a confused film that spreads itself too thinly in the vain hope of entertaining a broad demographic.Unfortunately,the film fails desperately and leaves its audience flat.Jar Jar Binks is an awful character,Lucas may as well have just thrown Roger Rabbit into his epic saga.Binks is the tip of the iceberg though,the taxation plot thread will confuse kids and bore adults.The only saving grace is the character of Darth Maul,the problem is he's given little screen time and no back story.The are great effects too but one gets the feeling that effects are the reason the film exists.In his prime Lucas was an inventor and an explorer,Menace is a deeply flawed film with little going in its favour. A crushing blow to the Star Wars brand.