All effect, subzero substance

Rating: Null/10 (22 July 2002)

Anybody wondered why Aliens, Blade Runner, Predator were such good movies ? a) a good plot and decent dialogs, and b) great acting. How could Mr. Lucas hire Hayden Christensen for a lead role - he should have remained in Canadian sope operas, who is so wooden he could make up for the Yoda's missing cane. All he does is glimpses from underneath his eyebrows to express some emotions. There is no substitute for acting school, expierience or well, talent for that matter.
The movie itself deserves a "Alternative Cut" for DVD which would not include : the superficial and totally unconvincing "romance plot" between Anakin and Amidala, their entire time away when Anakin is suppose to protect her, their picnic when they exchange their angry views of a 6 year old on current state of intergalactic politics, which are absolutely intelligence insulting to anybody older than 10 years old.
To sum up : Bad casting(Hayden), lousy, trivial, nonsense dialogs, sudden rushes of action interleaved by a dull, boring, soap opera-like filling and CGI-everywhere - apparently a good mix these days for making half a billion dollars.