Jake Lloyd portrays Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars : Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace .
It received mixed reviews ; critics praised the visuals , action sequences , John Williams ' musical score , and some of the performances , but criticized the screenplay , characterization , and the respective performances of Ahmed Best and Lloyd as Jar Jar Binks and Anakin .
Star Wars-COLON- Episode I – The Phantom Menace