Better than the Ewok Disaster

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2002)

Sometimes things work sometimes they don't. Although Episode I was not what diehard Star Wars fans were looking for it did have it's moments. The costume changes and makeup for Natalie Portman for instance kept people from realizing just how limited she is as an actress. Nothing in E2 prevented this.
I was just disappointed in the way Anakin Starwalker was portrayed. In E2, after 10 years of intense training as a Jedi, the best he can manage is being a whinny brat. Where is the underlying darkness that should allow him to be turned to the darkside? I kept expecting him to lie down on the floor and kick his heels until he got his way. It may have been direction or it may be Hayden Christenson is also limited as an actor.
In rating among the rest of the Star Wars movies. I put this one in 3rd place behind E4 and E5 with the Ewok disaster coming in last.