An excellent romantic action movie but without the compassion of the viewer

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2002)

I've seen this movie 2 days after the premier with my friends. This movie made my best Saturday I ever had. I enjoyed the movie so much that I went to see it again the next day and I will probably watch it again a few times.

This is an excellent continuation of Episode 1 and a good prequel for the original series. This movie got everything a Star Wars movie needs: stunning action scenes, spectacular visual effects, love, etc. The visual effects are almost perfect which made my eyes almost pop out. The movie is directed well making it enjoyable even after watching it several times. The 'love part' is not exaggerated so the movie didn't turn out to be a 'pink' romantic one. The story is interesting, exciting and action packed. The fight scenes are among the best I've ever seen.
Although I loved the movie, I have negative views about it, too. The characters are not so good. I didn't like Hayden Christensen's acting 'abilities'. He actually irritated me. He is not a good actor. Ewan McGregor's, Natalie Portman's acting is good and the other actors are also fair. Unlike Lord of the Rings:Fellowship of the Ring, in this movie I couldn't 'share' the feelings of the characters. In LOTR:FOTR I was battling with my tears but in AOTC I felt nothing exceptional. Things happened but I didn't feel their weight (they happened and then what?).