A 20th Century Fox Picture, Written by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, Directed by George Lucas.
It’s certainly a good job that the original trilogy had already happened, because the first two sequels are really poor, and this is the worst of them all.
It is a mix of politics, romance, and fantasy action, but it never manages to successfully do any of this. It does advance the plot and feature much lore action that Episode 1, but it is so sloppily done on the most part.
The redeeming parts of this film are the multiple lightsaber battles that feature here, including the bold battle royale towards the end of the film. While it is not particularly well executed, it is a very interesting concept and I’m glad Lucas attempted it.
Ewan McGregor really comes into his role as Obi-Wan in this film, with his sarcastic attitude and ‘Jesus’ look gutting perfectly with what was needed, and he’s easily the best thing about the film.
Natalie Portman is made to go from playing Queen Amidala to ‘sexy padme’, and while she is obviously able to do this with ease, it’s a shame to see her become a character who’s main purpose is to act as someone for Anakin to lust after.
Speaking of Anakin, this is where the character is at his absolute worst in my opinion. He is whiny and miserable, often unnecessarily so, and is little more than a spoilt child. Hayden Christensen isn’t good in the film, but it’s very harsh to judge him on the poorly written role he is given.
My rewatch continues with Revenge of the Sith, and I’m actually looking forward to it.
Rating = 2/5
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