Forget Episode I... Lucas is back

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2002)

Lucas made us forget about "Episode I":the little and pathetic Anakin give up against the new teen Anakin, that goes towards the Dark Side, and the embrace with Palpatine. In this movie everything is almost perfectly balanced, and the characters are well developed, as we can expect. Jar-Jar, the worst and most childish creature in Star Wars universe, has been put away, in favour of Windou, Yoda, and count Dokou (Mr. Lee "strikes back": after many years in which the greatest Dracula on screen seems "fading", he gives us two great performances, showing his master acting skills!)... The most impressive thing is the performance of Ewan McGregor: he seems to imitate the way of walking and talking of the elder Obi Wan, as played by Alec Guinness. When I heard that he was casted for this role, I was skeptic... But I'm "Force"d to admit that Lucas had chosen wisely!! A great movie, for a "Star Wars" fan, who can see which are the events that will lead to the Empire (when Palpatine says "I love democracy" who didn't have a thrill???). I hope the "Padawan" will love it too.