The Greatest Film Ever!

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2002)

Attack of the Clones is an absolute masterpiece in every sense of the word. It's the greatest action adventure story I've ever seen and it blows everything else away!
If you haven't seen The Phantom Menace then you might struggle with some of the themes of this movie but that's my only complaint. It has everything you'd ever want in a Star Wars movie. No in fact, it has everything you'd ever want in ANY movie!
Great action, fast pace, romance, monsters, central characters that you really care about, stunning effects, a kick-ass soundtrack, huge battle scenes, strange enviroments, crazy aliens, ultra-cool characters, death, sorrow, humor, great acting, dialogue that you'll be quoting to you friends and all of this done by a director who proves once again what a film-making genius that he is!
*spoilers* The performances are fantastic. Hayden Christiansen is incredible as Anakin. He's charasmatic, charming, menacing, scary and vulnerable all at the same time. The death scene with him and his mother is probably the most moving moment in the Star Wars saga and the scene where Anakin confesses to Padme what he's done is a scene that will go down in film history.

Natalie Portman builds on her Ep1 performance and makes Padme a very well rounded 3 dimensional character. It's easy to imagine why Anakin would fall in love with her. Her performance is so subtle and that compliments the tour de force performances of the others. She plays it beautifully with Padme at first trying to resist Anakins charms and convince herself that she's not in love with him only to make her feelings known in a fantastic scene towards the end.
Ewan McGregor almost steals the show as Obi-Wan. He has perfected this character and brings a great deal of warmth and humor to the part. His scene with Jango Fett (Termura Morrison) in Fett's apartment is a real "stare-down" and is reminiscent of classic westerns as the Jedi and the Bounty Hunter talk while trying not to give too much away.
All of the supporting cast are spot on. Christopher Lee oozes class as the Dark Jedi Count Dooku, Morrison brings a matcho-coolness to Jango Fett, Samuel L Jackson makes Mace Windu a very mysterious character and Ian McDairmid is his usual brilliant self as Palpatine.
The story is gripping and filled with absolute classic scenes - Obi-Wan's meeting with Dexter, the chase through Coruscant, the nightclub scene, Dooku and his allies, Yoda v Dooku, the battle in the arena, the battle on Geonosis, the Kaminonians, the clones, Obi-Wan v Jango, the asteroid chase, Anakin's confession, the death of Shmi, Padme and Anakin's kiss it's just great! I can't rave about it enough.
Of course some angry bitter little critics don't like Star Wars. So as Anakin says "Get back to your drinks, this is Jedi business!"
10 out of 10.