astonishingly bad

Rating: 3/10 (20 December 2001)

This film is a waste. A waste of resources to make it, and of our time to sit through this drivel. Bad and muddled story, lame acting, dumb characters, insulting speaking accents, the worst character in film history, the worst use of special effects, etc...
What is the deal with Jar Jar ? Is he cute ? Is he annoying ? Is he racist ? Does he have a purpose ? All of the above ?
What is the purpose of the long pod race ? To get money to fix the spaceship and free Darth Vader from slavery ? Answer : To waste our time and fool people into the merchandise.
If the characters need money to save the universe, why can't they use Jedi powers to fool some rich loser into handing over whatever the Jedi's need ? And they can use that money to buy Vader's freedom along with his mother.