Pretty decent, better than I expected

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2002)

I read a bunch of reviews from critics and users here on imdb.com, and thought the movie was gonna stink. Well... it was much better than I thought it'd be. Yes, 70% of the dialogue sucked and could have been better written by... well... almost anyone. A lot of the acting was wooden and "I dont care just give me my paycheck." Some of the CGI was REALLY bad and fake looking. ALL the romance scenes were either cliche, cheezy, or just plain... oh man... just BAD. Lucas should stay far far away from romance.
Spoilers ahead...
The good points: Action was fun. Was cool seeing some unexpected things and foreshadowing, as well as references to the 'future' (prior) movies such as meeting Luke's 'parents' as teenagers, Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine, etc... and Yoda is the MAN... err... creature... err... whatever he is... he kicked ass :)
Overall, I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I give it two thumbs up. Go see it, it's worth your $8. Spiderman was better however ;)