Kick @$$!!!

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2002)

I want to warn you folks that i may spoil some things for you. That said, Star Wars Episode II is one of the greatest Star Wars so far. One may even argue that it's the best since "The Empire Strikes Back". Unlike Episode I the story takes a while to develop but when it gets going it takes off. The characters are very well developed this time around (and more good news, minimal Jar Jar). The main story in the production of it all was new comer Hayden Christensen who did a very good job with the evil building up in Anakin but not so good on the love for his mother and contempt for Obi-Wan (but maybe I'm just jealous because I didn't get picked for the part). Like the originals the comedy comes in the form of droids. The banter between C3PO and R2D2 was one of the things that made the originals so great and it's brought back to life in this showing. And of course Yoda and Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson) live up to the hype (infact Jackson delivers the best line of the movie, a line only HE could deliver). So my overall rating is a good 9. If you were weary about this one because of Episode I, like I was, don't be. Go see it. This one was well worth the 3 year wait.