It was a little 'compressed' but very entertaining overall

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 1999)

The movie went very fast and felt compressed. I felt like I didn't get to know anyone. An additional 30 minutes added to the film to help expand the characters a little more would make the film almost perfect.
I certainly wish that there was more to Darth Maul. I would have liked to see much more hate and darkness from Darth Maul as well as more scenes with him. Liam and McGregor were excellent as master Jedis. Sam Jackson - doesn't work in this film.
From the first moment I saw the cgi character Ja Ja Binks I thought to myself "Ok, who is this guy and when does he get killed?" I didn't care for him at all.
The battle scenes - excellent. The Jedi Knights v. The Dark Lord of The Sith battle scene - EXCELLENT.
I don't want to spoil the movie. If people tell you it sucks and not to go see it - don't listen. Go see the movie for yourself.
There are some faults but the greatness of the movie as a whole EASILY makes up for it. Don't forget that this movie is just the 1st in a series of 3 (2 more on the way.) The first movie doesn't have to come full circle - it left you hanging on purpose.
This is a movie I will definitely look forward to seeing a few times.