A good first act

Rating: 9/10 (16 September 1999)

On its own, "Phantom Menace" probably wouldn't hold up too well. However, as a first part of a three-movie story arc, it suceeds quite well. The primary purpose of this movie appears to be to set up parts of this story arc which will presumably pay off with the next two movies. I found "Phantom Menace" to an enjoyable movie. Not a great film, but not as bad as the press made it out to be.