Almost Ho-Hum

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2002)

Alas, it had to happen. Lucas made a Star Wars film that, to my mind, was almost boring. The films execution is OK...pretty much average for a film made in 2002, so it's not state-of-the-art. First time THAT'S happened. The acting in this film is actually pretty lame. NO ONE stands out in this film. All the others had some great acting but not this one. Yoda didn't SOUND like Yoda. Sure they used the same guy to do the voice, but he didn't sound the same. Still, the film has bright spots in it and it serves to pique the interest in the next one. I just hope it's a little better than this one was. I probably won't buy this one. I may rent it again sometime. And what the heck is an idiotic character like Jar Jar doing in it - it's presence only serves to take away from any seriousness the film might have had.