Jaw-dropping, story-dense, unrelenting, powerful. It's Back!

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2002)

Star Wars has been many things over the past 25 years: action, romance, mystery, and even hoakey. But until now it has never been story-dense. Say what you will about the ridiculousness of the title, Attack of the Clones is nothing short of awesome. Even if you have never seen a Star Wars film in your life (and I would sincerely find that hard to believe) you owe it to yourself to see this movie. So you didn't see Phantom Menace. So what? It wasn't a complete masterpiece (the podrace and the last thirty minutes do a lot to save it, though). This is. From the opening moments on the landing platform to the last 45 minutes (which is truly one of the most intense things ever put to the screen), you are barely given a chance to breathe, much less try to make sense of the actual story. I've seen it twice before opening weekend is over and I'm still going to have to see it at least twice more, not to mention buying it on DVD the day it comes out, before I'll be sure that I know everything that was going on in the movie. Also, as though you need another reason to see the movie: Yoda has himself a little action scene that y'all might enjoy (Yoda with a lightsaber--Hell Yea!!!). Bottom line, go see it. Don't ask questions, just go see it.