Without Anakin this movie would be great.

Rating: 4/10 (29 May 2002)

It´s a cool movie, much more Star Wars than Episode I, including great fight scenes (especially Joda of course) and with the guys who designed the clone-army the best aliens I have ever seen in a movie. But from the first moment where Anakin appears George Lucas screams in your face: "Watch out, this guy will become very evil". The storyline offers so many possibilities to let the character of Anakin develop, but Lucas simply completely failed with this part of the movie, since Anakin does not develop at all: From the beginning he is arrogant and bigheaded. Together with completely primitive dialogs ("I should be the most powerful Jedi of all time!") Anakins story simply destroys the good impression the rest of movie gives: If you take a look at his behavior, nobody can understand why Padme should love him at all and the moronic death of his mother makes you just shake your head. Not even the best actor could have made Anakins character and his story seem believable (because of the crappy script) and thus Hayden Christensen has not a chance to succeed. Does George Lucas think his audience only consists of idiots or why does he have to present Anakins tale so clearly that you feel insulted and without leaving room for any imagination. I will give this movie a 7, which regarding my harsh stricture shows how good many parts this movie has. But I am still disappointed because I know how good this movie could have been. The way it is it´s cool, but far away in quality from Lord of the Rings.