The Force is Alive

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2003)

This is one more episode in the Star Wars series, and there is not much more to say. The epics continue, for whoever is interested. But as we all know the story line is not really important here. Fans (and I am one of them) come to see the films in this series mainly for the fairy sci-fi tale atmosphere, for the infinite cast of space creatures, for the laser weapons fights and for the space or flying speed races. Acting is mediocre, dialogues succeed to provide the usual quantity of 'Star Wars' quotes without being at all natural, and even some of the effects are not that impressive - but what is impressive, now that we have seen 'Lord of the Rings'. However, the Force is still alive in this film, and this episode has stylistic consistency with the rest. Go with the right mind set, and you will enjoy it. 8/10 on my personal scale.