Embarrassingly bad

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2003)

I thought that Phantom Menace plumbed new depths in poorly written, pointless movies however Attack of the Clones is worse, much worse.
As an example of what I mean, people should view the original Star Wars and then see Attack of the Clones. Where's the sense of adventure? The witty repertee? The chemistry between the characters? It's just not there. Instead, George Lucas assumes that presenting us with a feast of special effects will suffice.
The actors must have had a sense of the cinematic swill they were partaking in, as well, because they deliver the most wooden performances of their careers. There's not one I can mention that stands out, though it appears that Ewan McGregor is at least giving it a go.
*Spoilers*
There are many, many lows in this movie. Obi-Wan Kenobi's visit to the clone planet is indescribably poorly thought out, and elevating the execrable Jar Jar Binks to some sort of statesman defies credibility. But it takes a lot to beat the scene where Anakin Skywalker has a dream that his mother is in trouble somewhere in the universe so he rushes seemingly half way across the galaxy to release her from the rack that her captors had tied her to only to have her expire in his arms right there and then...Please, George, that's terrible...
If it weren't for the unwarranted hype surrounding the new Episodes of Star Wars, and the new age special effects then Attack of The Clones would give Plan 9 from Outer Space a run for its money as one of the worst sci-fi movies of all time.
My score: a generous 2/10