ouch!... but...

Rating: 9/10 (20 May 2002)

(this mentions an important , although not surprising, appearance of a major character late in the film, although it doesn't give away what happens) The first 20-25 minutes of the "love story" were soooo painful. Hard to know whether to fault the actors or simply bad writing. BUT... it definitely picked up, and actually had a Parisian audience applauding by the time Yoda steals the show. So just bear with it, especially if you are a Yoda fan. (also problems that plagued the Phantom Menace in terms of suspicious accents continues to be a problem, although perhaps slightly less glaringly so.)