This is a fantasy with no poetry in it, which explains why barely a frame of it stuck with me after I left the theater.
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05/16/02
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
141 - 160 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Lucas has recaptured and accentuated the elements that made the original films such a joy to experience.
05/16/02
Well, it's not as bad as the last one.
05/16/02
While it was always clear that Lucas cared more about special effects than acting, here his lack of interest has produced phenomenally wooden performances from newcomers and veterans alike.
05/15/02
Just entertaining enough to warrant a bit more than a passing grade, the film is better than Menace, but not by a great deal and still has too many glaring problems to make it as good or just plain enjoyable as it could and should have been.
05/15/02
Not quite as good as you'd hope, but Clones marches in the right direction.
05/15/02
Top CriticBristles with excitement in every frame making this installment a high-energy adventure.
05/15/02
Simply put, the ‘good stuff’ in Attack of the Clones so outweighs the bad…that the bad is hardly worth mentioning.
05/15/02
The emphasis on computer-generated effects ultimately robs the movie of much of its energy.
05/15/02
Clones is more star chores than Star Wars.
05/15/02
Episode II is certainly flawed, but Lucas gets enough things right to give even disillusioned Star Wars fans new hope for Episode III.
05/15/02
George Lucas isn't going to recapture the magic of the original trilogy. It's just not going to happen, not with this series -- after Clones, there's no doubt.
05/15/02
[T]here's nothing new to the picture, no creative chance taken.
05/15/02
At its best, it recaptures the sense of fun we got from the first movie.
05/15/02
Will it win new Star Wars acolytes? Probably not. Will it please Star Wars loyalists? Without a doubt.
05/15/02
It's a mixed bag, but not as dreadfully mixed as the last one.
05/15/02
Top CriticIt's dark but has wonderfully funny moments; you care about the characters; and the action and special effects are first-rate.
05/15/02
Top CriticNo screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of Clones' last 45 minutes.
05/15/02
This is not another Phantom Menace franchise; it’s a phenomenal, eye-popping feast for the senses.
05/15/02
It's better than The Phantom Menace. But unless you're an absolute raving Star Wars junkie, it isn't much fun.
05/15/02
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