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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
George Lucas
(2002)
136min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Andrew Collins
On points, this beats the underwhelming
Episode I
: more action, less politics and better gags. Though the old truisms about saga creator George Lucas still apply - as a director he's uncomfortable with actors (apart from those created in post-production) and as a writer he excels at stage directions - fans of the original
Star Wars
will find much to enjoy here, particularly the cleverly planted story seeds for what we all know is to come. Ewan McGregor relaxes into the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, playing master rather than pupil now, and combines withering humour with credible superheroics. Samuel L Jackson finally gets to wield a lightsaber in the climactic gladiatorial showdown - an improvement on all the sitting and talking he did in
The Phantom Menace
. By cutting between three major plot strands - Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Amidala (Natalie Portman) fall in love; Obi-Wan confronts bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison); the Jedi prepare for war - Lucas never loses our attention, and the computer-generated imagery is impeccable, not least when Yoda duels with Jedi gone bad Christopher Lee. If only the outcome - still one long episode away - wasn't set in stone. But then, this isn't a film - it's part of a cinematic institution.
Summary
Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and apprentice Anakin Skywalker are sent to protect Senator Padme Amidala from an assassin. However, as galactic civil war threatens to erupt, the pair are forced to split their efforts, leading Anakin into an ill-advised romance and the beginnings of a journey toward the dark side. George Lucas's second prequel to the original sci-fi trilogy, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman and Christopher Lee.
Cast & Crew
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ewan McGregor
Padmé Amidala
Natalie Portman
Anakin Skywalker
Hayden Christensen
Count Dooku
Christopher Lee
Mace Windu
Samuel L Jackson
Yoda
Frank Oz
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
Ian McDiarmid
Shmi Skywalker
Pernilla August
Jango Fett
Temuera Morrison
Senator Bail Organa
Jimmy Smits
Cliegg Lars
Jack Thompson
Zam Wesell
Leeanna Walsman
Jar Jar Binks
Ahmed Best
Dormé
Rose Byrne
Sio Bibble
Oliver Ford Davies
Dexter Jettster
Ronald Falk
Captain Typho
Jay Laga'aia
Watto
Andrew Secombe
C-3PO
Anthony Daniels
Boba Fett
Daniel Logan
R2-D2
Kenny Baker (2)
Director
George Lucas
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
20th Century Fox
Guidance:
May be edited for violence.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
17 May 2002
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