Disappointed with the actors & the 1st half of the movie

Rating: 5/10 (17 May 2002)

I'd been looking forward for this movie and the least i can say is that it's been disappointing.I hear people say this is the real return of Star Wars,that episode 1 wasn't very good,but for me,it was better than this one.Let's start with the good stuff:the story is really getting somewhere,we start to understand where the next episodes come from(why Anakin became Darth Vador,what the supreme chancellor plans are...),and the suspense at the end is good,which makes us wanna see episode 3.Now with the negative:the acting is really bad.Christensen doesn't seem to know what he's supposed to do:am I a good or a bad guy?Portman is more of a princess than a fighter and it shows during the big battle(even htough she is really sexy).Their love story is sometimes really ridiculous.Overall,the movie really starts after its 1st half when the talking is over and the action really begins(what's the point with the murder attempts on PadmÃ©'s life).Anyway,I'm now looking forward for the next episode:let's hope the acting will be better and the romance won't be so absurd...