Great effects shame about the script.

Rating: 6/10 (6 July 1999)

Why oh why won't Hollywood producers spend some money on decent scripts as well as special effects? Do they really think we are so stupid that we will just be dazzled by computer generated worlds and characters? Surely George Lucas is rich enough to care about not just getting people into the cinemas but also ensuring them a quality experience when they get there? This film seems to me to be a tremendous wasted opportunity to create a great drama around magnificent state of the art special effects and visual wonder.
Where were the characters? Neeson and McGregor, both excellent actors, were given nothing to do but wander about fighting droid warriors and some guy in Prodigy make-up who had no personality at all. Even the Queen spoke like a robot. The only decent character was the young boy. Where was the fun, humour and humanity of the earlier films which were character driven not effects driven? Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia , even Luke had real personalities, and the droids R2D2 and C3P0 were hilarious. And the films said something about inner truth and trusting ourselves. This film said nothing at all.
Please Mr Lucas feed our intelligence and not just your pocket.