Star Wars: Episode 2--Attack of the Clones Movie Review 2002

Ambitious Jedi knight Anakin (Christensen) goes further on his journey to the dark side while Obi-Wan (McGregor) tries to reign him in. He and Amidala (Portman), who's now a senator, have a forbidden romance, and the Republic continues to be plaqued by enemies from within and without. The romance angle, so touted in the pre-release hype, seems forced due to a lack of chemistry (and some ridiculous dialogue) between the two leads, but everything else is spectacular. The exposition is handled much better that in Episode 1, (and really whets the appetite for Episode 3) and the action set pieces are (as expected) well done, and superbly choreographed. Christensen shows brief flashes of the personality changes to come in Anakin, but his performance is uneven. Jackson finally gets to show what he's got as the baddest Jedi this side of Yoda.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 124 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Star Wars, Big Battles, Space Operas, Betrayal, Cloning Around, Bounty Hunters, Moms, Robots & Androids, Top Grossing Films of 2002

Screenplay

George Lucas, Jonathan Hales

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Temuera Morrison, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Pernilla August, Jimmy Smits, Jack Thompson, Rose Byrne, Oliver Ford Davies, Leanna (Leeanna) Walsman, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Ronald Falk

Cinematography

David Tattersall

Director

George Lucas

Music

John Williams

Other

Frank Oz, Ahmed Best, Andrew Secombe, Paul Brincat, Ben Burtt, Peter Russell, Trisha Biggar, Gavin Bocquet

Producer

Rick McCallum, Lucasfilm Ltd., 20th Century-Fox

Awards

Golden Raspberries 2002: Worst Support. Actor (Christensen).