All the effects can't save this awful movie

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2002)

I was excited when the title appears. But after being amazed by the visual effects for half an hour, I became more and more bored. The film is slow and unengaging and then fast and pointless.
George Lucas tries to incorporate love but failed miserably. The mentor/apprentice thing also didn't work out. The discontent of Anakin is also badly portrayed. This made me not care for any of the characters (not like in Lord of the Rings) which apparently is THAT important. I'm totally indifferent to anything that happens in the film. I wonder why some Star Wars fans can be touched by the characters and events, even as biased as they may be.
The movie introduces a bunch of monsters, vehicles and battle droids, but they all fail to amaze me because I just don't care anymore (and I hate that Amidala has to change clothes every scene). It's all good for trailers and short viewings but going through the whole movie is a bore. I now realize that without a plot all the visual effects goes to waste. Awful movie.
I admire George Lucas' work on the first three Star Wars, but I think it's time he handed the story and script to someone else (and maybe the directing). He should just concentrate on the visual effects.
On the other hand, if you're totally unaffected by the absence of a plot and bad directing, and you just look for great graphic battle scenes, you should have a blast.
PS. Although I hate this movie, I have to admit Yoda IS cool.