Better than what some might lead to believe...

Rating: Null/10 (19 May 2002)

Before I start, may I just point out to those who have blasted this film repeatedly to hear me out.
When George Lucus made the first Star Wars in 1977, he had the luxury of not having ten thousand movie critics waiting in line at the premier ready to confirm what everyone expected: that the movie did not live up to its predecessors. Now, 20 years after Return of the Jedi, Lucus is under the microscope after the failure of Menace. Can we all for once just sit back, eat our popcorn, and try to enjoy the movie without disecting it as we watch?
Attack of the Clones is no Citizen Kane, but it doesn't need to be. Star Wars is about entertainment, and Clones delivers it in full force. It's packed with many memorable action sequences, among others the amazing car chase on Coruscant and the Yoda/Dooku battle, and I can honestly say that I did not leave the theater feeling cheated. But then again, I didn't go in expecting to be which COULD have played a small part in that...