My educated comments. ;o)

Rating: 7/10 (28 August 2002)

I enjoyed it...actually saw it twice in the theatres and didn't get bored.
+ The special FX were pretty cool (I loved that blue guy with the looooong neck), the music was okay, dialogue could have had some work, and the acting was okay.
+ Natalie Portman is a very talented actress, but Hayden Christensen, who has his own style of acting, gets more negetive feedback then he really deserves. If you look into his style, you can see that he's reasonably good, but is kind of "wooden" at parts, not showing the emotion that should be there. (Sure, he's sexy enough....) hehe. Had to put that in there.

+ Ewan McGregor is also an extrememly talented actor. I thought he was excellent; no flaws there.
+ The scenery was AWESOME! Kind of goes along with the special FX, because they used blue screen in almost every single scene, but the natural scenes were fantastic.
Bottom line: fun to see. A nice film to watch and maybe to own, but it wasn't EXCELLENT, as a lot of the Star Wars buffs make it out to be. Rent it before you buy it. I'd give it a 7/10.