The Force is strong with this one

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2002)

Wow! "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones" lives up to all of the hype and then some. This film improves on 1999's "The Phantom Menace" in the character and story department, though the acting is still a little flat. I was impressed with the performance of Hayden Christensen portraying Anakin Skywalker, we can see shades of the dark side in him. I was also pleased to see that Samuel L. Jackson was given more screen time, we still don't find out much about his character, Mace Windu, but it nice too see him have some significant screen time. This film explains more about the Star Wars story than the last film did, the action in this film is phenomenal, there is a flying car chase which is breathtaking. The last 45 minutes of this film are the true standout, it is non stop action, the real highlight of the action and the film is when Yoda picks up a lightsaber and shows us why he is the Jedi master, it is truly awesome. I highly recommend this film, a trluy good movie and one that I hope will be remembered at the years end