Halfway there?

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2007)

Was preparing myself a good movie because I actually enjoyed The Phantom Menace. But this film failed to deliver the proportion I have come to expect of Star Wars. With corny dialog, ham fisted acting on occasion it told a very dragged out middle installment of the prequels. Will give credit though, Ewan McGregor was fantastic as a now established Jedi Knight in comparison to his brash character of the previous film. The story fits nicely with the way the Clone Wars begun and fitted into the already heard of history spoken of in the sequels. Ian McDiarmid was brilliant as the plotting Chancelor Palpatine, but a little more insight into his interference with Anakin's Jedi training would have made both characters so much more interesting. The droid war and the creation of a very stormtrooper look alike clone army to fight these droids was well done and set this up for a brilliant climax. Once again, the master, John Williams provided a commanding soundtrack. This film didn't really make sense to me until I'd seen Revenge Of The Sith and I developed a new respect for this which plays a big part of the whole story