Fantastic... but overdone.

Rating: 6/10 (18 May 2002)

This new Star Wars installment sees Lucas move into an upper echelon of special effects. But is this necessarily a good thing?
I am of the firm belief should only augment the story and not dominate it, as happens in Attack Of The Clones. The saga that began (or ended) with such a fantastically involving story, complete with such intense mythical underpinnings that Joseph Campbell (the renowned mythologist) himself looked upon it favourably. Its a pity now that it has degenerated into an orgasmic explosion for the senses.
If you have no problem with what's mentioned above, the sensory overload will no doubt appeal to you and, by all means, get out and see the film for yourself. But for any discerning film buffs who look deeper than the superficial images, for any concepts or, God forbid, even a theme, I wouldn't bother.
I seriously doubt whether Attack Of The Clones will garner the same enthusiasm in a few decades as the original trilogy currently does. The emotional depth just isn't there, as it was in A New Hope, Empire and Jedi.