George, we all know you can do better

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 1999)

I'll put it short and sweet, the latter of which is the main problem of Phantom Menace: Shut up. If I was there during the making of the film, that's all I would have been thinking. Shut up, shut up, how can I just shut up? I believe a strong sense of balance is needed in films, and while expositionary scenes and eye candy are completely tolerated by film-goers, they occur far too often in Phantom Menace, resulting in myself not caring for the main characters, save what I had already felt in episodes IV, V, and VI. I love you George, we all do, but all I, and millions of other fans, are asking is that in the next film, which I will see in a heartbeat, trust the actors. Trust the hundreds of facial muscles. Trust me, you'll push us over the edge.