better in small bits

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2005)

The film was a very engaging in its last thirty minutes or so. Unfortunately, the first 2/3 of the film was very, very dull. There seem to be an attempt at creating drama and story telling here but it didn't seem to go very well. Partly due to the cheesy dialogs and choppy editing. Characters seem to appear out of no where for no particular reasons (like the kid Jedi who saved Jimmy Smith's character at the end), and the acting sometimes is laughable. Didn't any one wondered why Natalie Portman's character wore a full dress gown, with beads, and have her hair done up while she lay in bed sleeping? If it wasn't for the great score and appealing effects, one may dearly regret sitting in the theater and wait for the better ending part.