Ha Ha! You know, I wasn't expecting too much out of this film, but I was pleasantly surprised I will admit. Breathtaking visuals, art direction and the story goes somewhere. The acting is good, even with the one-liners and whininess of Anakin Skywalker. You know, overall, I think Hayden Christensen did a good job. I mean come on, admit it. He was fine. It was the whining of his character that bothered me. Whining about Amidala, whining about how jealous Obi-Wan was of him. I mean there is only so much I can take. I'm very thankful that the film is 142 minutes so all that was spaced out. Natalie Portman as Senator Amidala also gave a good acting performance. She wasn't to bit*** and you saw enough of her to be satisfied. What I didn't like about her character was that she was so reluctant to give in to Anakin. Even though it was obvious that she wanted him. I mean come on! Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan was good as usual...I wasn't expecting anything less of him and I wasn't left disappointed. Same with Samuel L. Jackson, whom I like, but whose character and battle scenes are short-lived. I kind of wanted to see more of him. You saw him enough I will admit, and he interacted well with the other characters, but I wanted more of him as well as Yoda. Despite all that, which seems more than enough to hate the film, the action and the quasi-romance scenes make up all together. I've seen it twice and I plan on seeing it again. Period.
Keep it up, Lucas!
Keep it up, Lucas!