Star Wars Episode II ft. Creepy Aniken

Rating: 5/10 (28 December 2019)

I watched this movie for the first time right after episode I (also watched for the first time).
Right off the bat, I think some scenes and dialogue were unnecessary-- especially the one where Ani is complaining about sand...
Graphics in some scenes were horrible.
I think Hayden Christensen did a poor job of portraying Aniken. I did not read the comics so maybe I am off for saying this is wrong, but I did not enjoy seeing his slightly creepy facial expressions during almost every scene, including the lovers scenes. Did not set the mood for me at all.
Am I also weird for saying the fight scenes were way too long? That may just be a preference of mine.
Overall it was an interesting story line but far out from what I expected this hyped up franchise to be.