Great Special Effects with Lame Dialogue

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2002)

The special effects were incredible- Yoda is no longer a puppet but a computer generated character. There were too many such characters for my tastes. In addition to Yoda, Jar Jar Binks makes another appearance, this time as a minor character, and at least two other characters with some importance to the plot were CGI.
From the very first scene it was apparent that the whole script needed a major rewrite with regard to dialogue. It was soap opera bad. Especially when it came to the romance between Anakin Skywalker and Senator Amidalah. The actors did what they could with such lines as "I truly deeply love you," and "Since you've returned my heart has ached." The script was so bad it made it seem like they were bad actors but they should actually be commended for their efforts.
Overall, I recommend seeing the movie in a theatre for the special effects; however, otherwise I would rate this a rental.