Major disappointment

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2002)

The acting was wooden, the plot rambled, and the special effects simply distracting. Natalie Portman can act -- her performance in The Professional was Oscar caliber. But under Lucas she is mechanical. The future Darth Vader suddenly goes to look for his mother in the middle of the film -- a segment that has absolutely nothing to do with the plot. Apparently he is motivated by a dream. But he hasn't bothered to look her up in years. Must be the Dark Force clouding his vision. The same force that has dulled Lucas' artistic ability.