A formula movie, but it is a billion dollar formula.

Rating: Null/10 (24 May 2002)

George Lucas has used the last quarter century to perfect the formula for the most successful franchise in film history. All the elements are present in just the right amounts to give a good two and a half hour diversion that lives up to past "Star Wars" installments. The performances are competent and adequate for the genre, but the villain turn delivered by eighty year old Christopher Lee was showy and over the top and very fun to watch. The music by old pro John Williams was familiar and contributed to the sense of sitting down with an old friend and covering familiar territory. In total a good movie, not a great movie; but one that delivers everything promised.