Stunning Visuals Overcome Stunted Emotion
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05/31/02
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
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Reviews Counted:216
Fresh:143
Rotten:73
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Containing more of what made the Star Wars series fun, Attack of the Clones is an improvement over The Phantom Menace.
Runtime: 2 hrs 22 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In the second installment of the Star Wars series, EPISODE II--ATTACK OF THE CLONES, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is now a teenage Jedi apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor).... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz
Director: George Lucas
Reviews for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
81 - 100 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Ewan McGregor simply oozes wisdom and integrity as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
05/30/02
It's good, but before you get all trendy on me and skip a week of work to stand in line, I should really tell you that Attack of the Clones is (gasp!) not worth waiting in endless lines for.
05/29/02
It’s an ambitious film, and as with all ambitious films, it has some problems. But on the whole, you’re gonna like this movie.
05/29/02
Just watching the little fuzzy guy doing stuff that would put Cirque du Soleil to shame was a blast in and of itself.
05/27/02
A riot of sterility, with planetscape after stunning planetscape swallowing up its characters and their petty concerns.
05/26/02
If Attack of the Clones struggles harder than its predecessors, its triumphs still shine through.
05/26/02
Attack of the mildly engaging plot.
05/26/02
As [Lucas] gained expensive digital wizardry, he... lost something more important: the power of myth, the draw of character, the appeal of a simple, riveting story.
05/24/02
The magic of the original films cannot be recaptured, but this is a marvelous ride nonetheless.
05/24/02
Abounds in A-budget variations of Saturday-matinee B-movie excitement.
05/21/02
Delivers the requisite goods, but no more, to fans of the spectacularly popular sci-fi saga.
05/21/02
As one of the millions of so-called fan-geeks out there, Episode II was all I hoped it would be.
05/20/02
"Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" is the most stunningly beautiful, visually dazzling and fiercely action-packed of all the "Star Wars" films.
05/20/02
Well, it's better than The Phantom Menace. But George Lucas' latest chapter suffers from onerous self-importance.
05/20/02
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05/20/02
The dialogue is so wooden that you can use it for batting practice...Just sit back and let your eyes feast on the wonderfully imaginative visuals.
05/19/02
The diverging plot lines and the rich, expansive and incredibly beautiful scenery and planets -- not to mention the constant action -- almost make up for Lucas' deficiency with the spoken word.
05/19/02
Top CriticThere’s an amazing gladiator-like confrontation in a coliseum followed by a rip-roaring battle scene between the Jedi warriors and the army of clones.
05/19/02
Attack of the Clones, while rallying in its final third, is as talky and long-winded as the bickering Jedi Council.
05/19/02
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