Appetizers and after dinner drinks...

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2002)

This movie... what can I say... it is visually stunning in many places, but, as also happened in Spiderman, it sometimes was TOO visually stunning... I just don't see what this film does to advance anything besides a plot that is bordering on mechanical... it is almost as if a 3rd grader wrote a story, and then was given 200 million to make it into a movie.. there is no depth, there is no intellect, there is nothing that does not move as if it were operating simply to move from plot point to plot point...
The obvious comparisons are to Empire, which advanced the plot, but took you along for the ride... Empire had the most to do of any of the first three, and it did it with grace, wit, and suspense... Simlarly, Clones had the most to do of these three, and it did it, but only through wooden dialogue, wooden performance, and stunning visuals...
This movie is like starting a meal with a light appetizer, and ending with a triple espresso, but skipping the main course entirely...