Better than Episode I - but far from Episode IV

Rating: 6/10 (10 June 2002)

It wasn't hard to top Episode I but again I was disappointed of what George Lucas made out of this saga.
Annakin Skywalker often acts better than Superman - it's all so unlikely that I had to laugh several times.
The special effects are brilliant but they can't make up the weak story. OK, you get some more connections to the later Episodes (e.g. you get a first glance of the Death Star), but everything in this film seems to be perfect. Nobody gets seriously hurt.
The love story between Amidala and Annakin is the part with the most depth in this story. Both Natalie and Hayden played it very convincingly.
Christopher Lee made another appearance as the ultimate evil - yawn... wasn't Lord of the Rings enough?
10 points for the effects but alltogether it's only six points from me. Come on George... is this what you thought of 25 years after Episode 4 ?