![]() I thought this was one of the better long games in the trilogy, even if it was so murkily handled. ![]() I'd first better talk about the rise of Chancellor Palpatine, who will eventually go on to dismantle the Republic and become the Emperor. But when it kicks into gear in the last act, boy does it. ![]() ![]() It also advances the main storyline rather than spending so much time spinning its wheels.Īt the same time, it suffers from some of the same problems as all the prequels (puzzlingly dialed-down scenes of exposition overly convoluted political shenanigans), and even adds some new ones (Hayden Christensen's whiny performance some of the worst romantic dialogue ever put in a major blockbuster). It excises a number of the big problems that plagued the previous installment (first and foremost Jake Lloyd, and to a degree Jar Jar, who has been diminished if not yet expunged). This is a flawed movie but ultimately a thoroughly entertaining one that remembers how to get back in touch with its space-opera roots and work as an action/adventure. It's enough for me to give it a recommendation, albeit a guarded one. Maybe it all balances out.Īttack of the Clones is a notable improvement over The Phantom Menace. But it's also possible that everyone already has insanely high expectations for any movie with Star Wars in the title. Screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan HalesĪfter the many disappointments that marked The Phantom Menace, one wonders if anyone - like myself - who purports to like the prequel trilogy overall is viewing them through the lens of lowered expectations.
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