Style Over Substance Episode II

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2002)

There was no way I wasn't going to see this film, however, like Episode I, this is a triumph of special effects over plot and acting, and definitely a case of style over substance.
Industrial Light and Magic have obviously outdone themselves, a highlight was the chase through the asteroid field. But what Episodes I and II totally lack for mine is any sense of wanting to cheer for the good guys and boo the bad guys. You just don't have that sense of the characters taking you along on the journey with them which the first three films had by the bucket-load.
An interesting and humourous side note, watching as an antipodean, was hearing all the Australian and New Zealand accents, especially Jango Fett who I'm afraid will always be the violent Jake Heke of 'Once Were Warriors'. Either that or seeing familiar famous local actors trying to put on accents, in Jack Thompson's case, quite atrociously!