Once you get past the acting, it's a fun movie

Rating: 7/10 (6 July 2003)

The first time I saw this movie, I was left so aghast by the poor acting and
dialogue that I didn't follow the action or story line all that well.
After waiting a couple of months before watching it again, and this time going in knowing that I needed to get past the incredibly stiff performance by
Christensen, one of the worst performances in a major movie that I have ever
seen, and the spotty acting of Portman, I noticed the movie wasn't all that bad.
Ewan McGregor was good in the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi. He did a good job of
balancing having superior powers along with human weaknesses. Christopher
Lee was also quite good, as was the Yoda character.
I found the story interesting, liking how things were coming together in the story line. The special effects were excellent, especially all of the alien characters. Some of the scenes were very funny, I especially liked the evil little Boba Fett.
So if you can put yourself into the mood to not take Christensen seriously, and even better if you can laugh at his stiff delivery, it's a fun flick. Much better the 2nd time around for me. Let's hope HC uses some of his money from this film to take a lot of acting lessons before the next SW movie is made.