Epic sci-fi adventure starring Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor. When the evil Trade Federation blockades the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi are dispatched to mediate in the dispute. But events begin to overtake them and the situation becomes increasingly grave.
No matter how hard George Lucas has tried to recapture the magic, that vital sense of wonder is missing from this first prequel to the original Star Wars films. Instead, Lucas provides a welter of incident, cosmic dilemmas, cryptic forebodings and idiotic dialogue. It's absolutely phenomenal on the visual front, but completely mindless in the story department as characters are placed in position to explain what we already know. Forget the overworked plot about Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) trying to stop the Trade Federation invading her peaceful planet with help from Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Marvel instead at the state-of-the-art technical wizardry and fizzing action that's just enough to keep nostalgic wistfulness at bay.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Qui-Gon Jinn | Liam Neeson |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Ewan McGregor |
| Queen Amidala / Padmé | Natalie Portman |
| Anakin Skywalker | Jake Lloyd |
| Senator Palpatine | Ian McDiarmid |
| Shmi Skywalker | Pernilla August |
| Sio Bibble | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Yoda | Frank Oz |
| C-3PO | Anthony Daniels |
| R2-D2 | Kenny Baker (2) |
| Chancellor Valorum | Terence Stamp |
| Boss Nass | Brian Blessed |
| Darth Maul | Ray Park |
| Fighter Pilot Bravo 5 | Celia Imrie |
| Jedi Knight Mace Windu | Samuel L Jackson |
| Saché | Sofia Coppola |
| Fode | Greg Proops |
| Beed | Scott Capurro |
| TC-14 | Lindsay Duncan |
| Jar Jar Binks | Ahmed Best |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | George Lucas |
