The Saga Begins

Rating: 5/10 (29 August 2013)

First of the prequel trilogy to the monster hit original trilogy made a lot of money but was a distinct disappointment with most fans, having a story-line that was much too thin, though ambitious. Jar Jar Binks is a silly character, what more needs to be said? This does have a fine cast though, especially Liam Neeson as Obi-Wan's mentor, who is the real backbone to the film,; pity not much is revealed about his own personal story. Ewan McGregor is believable as a much younger version of Obi-Wan, and does the role originated by Sir Alec Guiness proud, along with Natalie Portman as Queen Amedalia.
Action is plentiful, but that pod race goes on too long. Not the best start for the trilogy, but things would improve!