Pretty decent sequel, but still not as good as Episode I

Rating: 8/10 (17 March 2012)

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is the second installment in the prequel trilogy of the Star Wars Saga, released back in 2002. Set ten years after Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is the apprentice to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), the former apprentice of Qui-Gon Jinn, Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), the former Queen of Naboo, is now a Senator of the Galactic Republic, and Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) is the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. In this episode, Anakin and Obi-Wan are commissioned by the Jedi Council to protect Senator Amidala from an assassination plot. In the process, Obi-Wan is sent to the mysterious world of Kamino, where he will learn of the Grand Army of the Republic that will assist the Jedi in the Battle of Geonosis and encounter the dangerous bounty hunter Jango Fett and his son, Boba; Anakin must go with Padme to Naboo as her protector and, eventually, they end up falling in love, something that is forbidden for Anakin. Like I stated in my review for Episode I, once again, Episode II did everything it was supposed to: introduce us to the Clone Troopers (who will eventually become the Storm Troopers), reveal the epic beginning of the Clone Wars, and show Jedi Master Yoda in action vs Count Dooku (Christopher Lee)!!! I'll say this though, the thing that I don't like about this episode is that there is no real action until Obi-Wan engages in combat with Jango Fett. The love story really slows things down. Other than that, Episode II was pretty enjoyable. John Williams' "Across the Stars" was a great theme for the movie. That was probably the one thing that kept me interested the first half of this movie when I saw this in theaters. Lack of action throughout and poor acting by Anakin Skywalker is why this doesn't get a 10 from me! Rating: 8/10!!!