pretty good if your expectations are low

Rating: 6/10 (17 May 2002)

I thoroughly enjoyed Attack of the Clones, although I probably would have been disappointed if I hadn't read all the bad reviews of it before going. The battle scenes are spectacular, Ewen McGregor seems to be channeling Sir Alec Guiness as Obi Wan, Christopher Lee is outstanding as the evil Count Dakou. Also, the movie is worth seeing for Yoda alone, who has a surprisingly large and *active* role. On the bad side, the dialogue is pretty poorly written, the guy who plays Anakin makes Mark Hamill look like Robert Deniro, and the love scenes between Anakin and Padme are cringe-inducing and utterly unconvincing.
Not a great movie, not anywhere close to the original three, but it definitely had it moments and it was a pleasant surprise after the Phantom Menace.