Prequel Trilogy Improves

Rating: 7/10 (29 August 2013)

Episode II is an exciting and entertaining continuation of the saga, as an older Anakin(now played by Hayden Christensen in an intense performance) is sent to guard Queen Amedalia( the beautiful Natalie Portman) along with his teacher Obi-Wan Kenobi(Ewan McGregor, even better than before, now sporting a beard) after an assassination attempt is made on her life, a plot that stretches from a breakaway faction of the Republic, all the way back to the Republic itself, and the sinister Chancellor Palpatine(Fine performance by Ian McDiarmid). Legendary actor Christopher Lee is a welcome addition to the cast as the traitorous(?) Count Dooku, former student of Yoda, who have a fantastic light saber duel here.
Lots of spectacular action and colorful characters lead to a memorable finale, which sets up Episode III in clever fashion.