'It's Coarse and Rough and Irritating...'

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2019)

"Episode II" is not a great film, but anyone who has followed the Star Wars franchise knows the reputation the prequels have garnered over the years. Even though this film has plenty of flaws, it's still sort of fun and it takes place in universe that some people really love (I enjoy the Star Wars universe, but it's no Middle Earth). This film makes some mild improvements over "Phantom Menace" in some aspects, but it also takes a few steps backwards in other aspects, and as a result, the second entry in the Star Wars franchise feels largely middling.