Alas, poor Star Wars, I knew it, Horatio. It's no secret that Phantom Menace was one of the biggest movie letdowns of the century. Apparently George Lucas doesn't. This review is an Epinions classic. I don't know how helpful it is, because it makes me want to see this movie, even though he doesn't recommend it.
Most new writers take a while to hit their strides.
Like Athena, Elerad burst, full-grown, on the Epinions scene and hasn't looked back since. I still go back to this review, just for a laugh. Leave me alone.