You've got to be kidding me!

Rating: Null/10 (26 June 2002)

I had never seen any of the Star Wars series of movies until my
husband dragged me kicking and screaming to see Episode 2. My
husband tried to get me to sit through Episode 1, and I started to
sit through it, then to lie down through it, and the next thing I knew I
was snoring.
While Episode 2 had more critical acclaim and some have said
George Lucas has recaptured the magic of the series, all I can say
is "You've got to be kidding me!" I felt like I was watching a
big-screen two-hour version of the video game Super R-Type,
minus the fun.
The acting was, in a word, horrendous. Poor little Hayden
Christensen, (or is it Paul Walker? Oh they're the same) must have
gotten lost on his way to the Boy Band tryouts. He's brutal, flat out
brutal. Maybe it's not his fault though, because every actor in the
film (except for Ewan McGregor who does just fine as usual) looks
like they are performing in a 7th grade school musical, and a bad
one at that. Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Portman, I'm ashamed of
you. You're better than that.
As for SPOILERS, don't worry, because there is no plot to spoil.
Well I guess you've got the political dissension ... blah blah blah ...
painful love story ... blah blah blah ... and Yoda with a light saber.
Other than that, great plot.
I'm not impressed at all with this movie and frankly don't
understand what all the hype is about. I'm scared to watch the first
three movies and even more scared to find out people waited four
months outside to watch this movie. 2 out of 10, 2 standing for too
long and too stupid.