Better than the first prequel

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 2011)

Lucas's first prequel let audiences down due to the lack of characterization and good dialogue. This one is much the same but the battle scenes are more exciting and the story is starting to emerge in its connection to the originals. The battle scenes are fun to watch and the romance scenes on Naboo are great, but the characters are simply not as inspired as the first trilogy. The film seems personal but the characters seem rather impersonal. Some of this is good and some is dull, but Lucas does manage to keep us wanting for his third installment somehow. I hope it will be better than the first two films in the prequel trilogy.