Be warned...you won't like this

Rating: 4/10 (17 May 2002)

I would give it 1 star but for the excellent visuals, the performance of Christopher Lee and the interesting plot as it relates to Episode I. Otherwise, the acting was mostly horrible (although I'm pretty sure it was due to the ridiculous lines), the editing was poorly done, which caused the whole film to bog down, even during the "climactic" final 30 minutes, there was very little humor and what was there was so poorly done as to cause me to cringe and of course there was the PG rating. George Lucas seems to have a big fear of losing the very young audience, but by dumbing down this and the last Star Wars films, he totally shuts out the now grown up fans of the first three films. I hope George doesn't plan to write and direct Episode III, which should be the darkest of all six of them, because he will probably turn it into a childish "adventure." If you see this film, don't expect too much.