Weakest Star Wars movie, but still enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (21 January 2018)

Many people have grudge against this movie (and prequels in general). Even though i think that most of them are over exaggerating, this one is still the weakest installment in Star Wars history. But it's not a bad movie.
Movie's biggest problem seems to be some annoying performances. This comes down to little Anakin, Jar Jar, that fat Naboo chief and those Federation guys. All of them come off as very annoying throughout the whole movie. They can be distracting sometimes, but aren't enough to ruin good stuff (at least for me).
Other problem is CGI creatures. Some of the aliens look really bad, as if they just came right out of cartoon. This improves in future installments, though.
There are some great performances here. Liam Neeson steals the show in every scene he is in. Ewan McGreggor is great as young Obi-Wan. Natalie Portman also gets few moments. Samuel L. Jackson and Ian McDiarmid are a bit underused, but they play their parts well.
Special shout-out goes to Ray Park A.K.A Darth Maul. He was easily the best and coolest character in this movie, and one of the coolest in Star Wars in general. Whenever he is on screen, there is always something exciting happening. His action scenes were amazing and he was really intimidating. He did lack personality, but he was a secondary villain of the movie, so it's forgiven.
Action in this movie is amazing: from the opening scene, through pod-race sequence, to final battle(s). They are always entertaining and are never boring, despite Anakin and Jar Jar appearing in them.
Overall, this was a fun movie. Weakest of the franchise, but still worth seeing.
7/10