Episode I never seems to go long without taking yet another misstep. From the cringey antics of Jar Jar Binks to the over-the-top enthusiasm of a too young Anakin Skywalker, not to mention the overstuffed third act that struggles to juggle four different conflicts. Who doesn’t love the podrace and the Duel of the Fates?īut the praise dries up faster than a closing Naboo palace security door when you start to consider the dull political plot, clunky storytelling, and a cast full of ill-conceived characters. Don’t get us wrong, the film gets credit for introducing franchise staples, such as the Jedi Order and the city-planet of Coruscant, while continuing the series’ tradition of peerless visual effects and music. While we’ll always love Star Wars: The Phantom Menace for bringing Star Wars back to the masses in 1999 and introducing a whole new generation to a galaxy far, far away, that doesn’t mean it’s as strong a trilogy-starter as A New Hope or The Force Awakens.
In the end, Episode II is more fondly remembered for the things set up in the greater Star Wars canon–looking at you, Clone Wars–than for how good of a movie it is on its own merits. What was supposed to be a love worth sacrificing the galaxy for, instead ends up making us want to stick our heads in the sand. There’s no better example of all this than Anakin and Padme’s snoozefest of a romance. Not to mention some amazing action sequences, including the chase through Coruscant, the Jedi/Bounty Hunter battle on Kamino, and a truly wizard duel featuring the frog-hopping Master Yoda.īut the film is otherwise bogged down by uneven pacing, wooden dialogue, and “dramatic” moments that wind up being unintentionally funny. Watching Obi-Wan Kenobi play Jedi-detective as he investigates the Separatist movement and the enigmatic Count Dooku is the highlight of the film.
While Star Wars: Attack of the Clones may have an exciting title, it’s one of the most boring movies in the franchise, even with its redeeming qualities. Yet what truly makes Episode IX a difficult watch is its lack of commitment to the events of The Last Jedi, and so we watch as the plot bends over backwards to rewrite Star Wars lore, rather than building off what came before to deliver fans a more fitting conclusion. And don’t get us started on Chewie’s death fakeout! But hey, at least Babu Frik. It’s full of unearned moments, inconsequential characters, and plot twists that hurt your head the more you think about them. After four decades and eight episodes, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was supposed to bring the Skywalker Saga to a satisfying conclusion, but instead of going out with a bang, it ended with something more akin to that noise the Sarlacc pit made after eating a bounty hunter.
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