Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Genre

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Director

George Lucas

Country

United States

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Temuera Morrison, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Silas Carson, Leeanna Walsman, Ahmed Best, Rose Byrne, Verónica Segura, Pernilla August, Jack Thompson, Oliver Ford Davies, Ayesha Dharker, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Jay Laga'aia

Plot

Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) shares a forbidden romance with Padmé (Natalie Portman), while Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) investigates an assassination attempt on the Senator and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Opinion

Stop defending it, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is not a good film. George Lucas clearly does not know what to do anymore. The love story between Anakin and Padmé is boring and unconvincingly. Some action scenes are good, others go on too long and are tedious. The special effects are excellent, but they can't save the film. 

Hayden Christensen's performance as Anakin Skywalker is awful. While the script isn't strong, maybe another - and better - actor might have brought more life into the role. Natalie Portman's performance as Padmé is painful: while she had some chemistry with 10-year-old Jake Lloyd's Anakin, she has completely lost it with Christensen.

Quotes

Anakin: I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead, every single one of them. And not just the men, but the women and the children, too. They're like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals. I HATE THEM!

Rating

5.5/10