very pretty, very empty

Rating: 6/10 (30 September 2002)

It wasn't as boring as the last. It was very beautiful, lots of pretty pictures and cgi that didn't actually ruin the film (shock!). But amongst all these good things were a weak (and obvious) plot, terrible direction, and possible the most implausible love story this side of Spaceballs.
More good things? Well, I suppose it does help build the mythos of the Star Wars universe, and the action certainly picks up when we're with Obi-Wan. But over all, this is a film you forget about as soon as you leave the cinema. George Lucas forgot to include a soul to go with his pretty pictures.