Good effects, poor storyline, some interesting notes to the Star Wars storyline

Rating: 5/10 (24 June 2002)

Overall, the film was quite disappointing. The effects were good and groundbreaking. There were a number of interesting points with regards to explaining some of the history behind the plot points in Episode 4, 5 and 6 (Storm trooper, Boba Fett's origins, the Death Star, etc. However, given that we already know the end result of Episodes 1,2 and 3, a lot more effort could have been made to make the story line more engaging such as decent acting, some decent dialogue, a believable interaction between the characters.
The film has more characteristics of being written by a 12 year old than marketed towards that audience group.