Some nice ideas, but very badly executed.

Rating: 6/10 (22 May 2002)

Attack of the Clones starts out as all Star Wars movies should, in full on action mode. The first twenty minutes of the movie are a thrill ride that has you thinking, great, Lucas has recaptured what he did so well in the first three movies. Then, the engine of the movie sputters and dies in a slow monotonous drone of politics and romance. The movie drags for the next hour and a half until the end, at which stage I had given up hope.
To compare and contrast, the original movie had romance limited to a nod and a wink, with the occasional smile thrown in for good measure. The latest offering feels that a long-winded drone is more palatable.

So, you may have garnered that I didn't like the movie. I must say, it isn't the greatest movie I've seen, but it sure isn't the worst. At the very least, it beats Phantom Menace. However, overall, a mere passing grade for what could have been an honour roll student, D-.