The best movie in the series!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2002)

The critics have said that this is a dull, uninteresting story, with uninspired performances and overwhelming CGI graphics. The critics who report that are missing the boat on the Star Wars phenomenon. This is Star Wars where the story and the action go hand in hand and predicate each other. The characters draw you in not by their acting but by their uniqueness and flaws. Take Boba Fett by example, this character has less than 10 lines in the entire saga, yet is one of the most beloved Star Wars characters. Jar Jar Binks is universally hated, and what does that say right there? Usually people can't agree on much at all. It's difficult to compare performances by any of the artists in these movies. I'll agree most of Star Wars is hype and marketing, but in the end it lives up to it's billing. Have you ever noticed that when people talk about the Star Wars movies they say what they like and didn't like, and everyone is instantly part of the conversation. This is a universal truth that Star Wars has brought together a generation of people. I don't know anyone who's never seen each of these movies, nor hasn't an opinion on them. Everyone has they're favorite characters and sometimes they are villains. As for this movie, it's probably the most compelling, at times its slow and you yearn for the trademark action sequences, but you also feel drawn to the destruction of Anakin. Hayden Christenson is either a real talent or "The Force" George Lucas did a masterful job of directing him on how to link his performance with Jake LLoyd, there is a strong resemblance, as well as some of the same facial expressions that work well. Ewan McGregor is much better as ObiWan this time and links his performance to Alec Guiness very well. It will be interesting to see how the relationship between ObiWan and Anakin/Vader unfolds.