Attack of the Reviews

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2020)

I hear/see negative comments left and right about this movie and it seems difficult to find someone who has reasons to watch this movie. Perhaps I will share good reasons to watch. (Disclaimer: I will attempt to avoid using spoilers. Therefore, I apologize if I am unclear or mysterious in some sections of my review.)
This is hands down in my top three favorites of the 9-movie saga. The main reason why? I will get to later. For now, let me explain the elephant in the room: romance. Whether it will be your first time watching or your seventeenth time watching, you will be bombarded by the level of romance in this episode. Most viewers I talk to find it boring. However, I must say, the romance is actually necessary. It drives an important plot point. If the romance was not included the way it was, viewers would have difficulty understanding the actions and motives of characters. Even more, the romance between characters will segue into the next episode which will lead to the birth of Luke and Leia Skywalker, who are fundamentally the most important characters in the following movies.
Now, though they enter the action way late into the movie, the clone army is also important to the plot. Although, the clone army is more important in the prequel trilogy rather than in all the trilogies. I cannot write too much more about them without spoiling information, therefore just note that the clones are and will be very important in the next episode. What I can write is this movie helps set up events for Episode III. There is simply not enough room to fit all of this story into one movie (Episode III is packed full of story as is).
Finally, the main reason why I enjoy this movie is simple: I really like the clones. Why? I will keep it short. Their phase I armor is appealing, their voices are iconic, they fight with the good guys, they are an ideal army, and they are given more in-depth backgrounds. None of the succeeding stormtroopers compare to the clone troopers. Not to mention the short-lived but epic battle sequence at the end between the clones/Jedi and the droids. Another reason why I prefer this movie is because it takes place before everything goes down hill within the prequel trilogy. Without writing any major spoilers, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith has a much darker tone throughout the film. Bad events happen to characters I like. It of course helps drive the plot in Episode III but that is not the point because I am not here to critique another movie.
As reviews constantly attack this film, hopefully you find this review helpful as to why this movie is worth watching more than once and to appreciate why the movie is the way that it is.