Not as "Force"d as Episode 1

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2002)

Alright, I've read a bunch of reviews and talked to a bunch of people about this movie, I feel like it's time to throw in my two cents.
This movie was good, on any kind of scale you feel like rating it on. If you're going to compare movies, compare it to only similar movies, such as the trilogy or other sci-fi's. The acting was good, Hayden did a good job keeping himself (somewhat) quiet and sullen through most of the film. Being a padawan learner, he's not really granted a whole lot more than that, and for some people, they think it's a reflection of poor acting, whereas it's great acting being that a padawan does not try to "one-up" the teacher until they take the trials. Ewan McGregor did a great job in this. He had to do the same thing as Hayden in the first one, just sit back and don't say a whole lot. People criticized him for that too, whereas it was his job to do that. Yoda is now fully digitized, and does a great job in the film. The clone troopers are well done and come across easily as potentially controllable enemy armies. The scenery in the film is fantastic, and though some of the romance between Anakin as well as Padme is a bit dry, they pull it off with some good acting. For fans of the Star Wars universe, the ones who spend a little more time than they should interested in this marvel Lucas has created, we know the nuances of his universe, and appreciate this well crafted film he has given us. I hope one day people may start looking into the backstory of something further before they really begin to criticize it, they might just find their criticism is not placed well. Overall, I recommend this film to anyone, Star Wars fan or not, as a good fun time to be transported to a distant galaxy, watching events unfold that have been unfolding for some time now. Enjoy the film, and Grace and peace always.