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Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Rank 2 Reviews
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Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
A gloriously fun last 30 minutes isn't enough to hide a preceding two hours of bland entertainment ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Takes itself on a dazzling, digital tear. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Lucas has never been able to conjure another Han Solo, a character who could, with simply a wink, remind us that this was just an overgrown Saturday afternoon serial. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Film Threat (Tim Merrill)
At least it's better than Return of the Jedi . If that sounds like faint praise... then line up and find out for yourself. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Film Threat (Tim Merrill)
eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
You will most likely end up sitting through this latest installment - even if the series has become a shadow of its former self ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
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Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)
A better movie than the clumsy Phantom Menace . ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Jam! Movies (Bruce Kirkland)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
A solid summer movie worth its admission price. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
[T]here's nothing new to the picture, no creative chance taken. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Movie Marshal (Paul Boschen)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Just entertaining enough to warrant a bit more than a passing grade, the film is better than Menace , but not by a great deal and still has too many glaring problems to make it as good or just plain enjoyable as it could and should have been. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Film Threat (Ron Wells)
I feel ambivalent about it and I'm still going to pay to see it again. It's just that important to our collective dorkitude. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Film Threat (Ron Wells)
You know, each and every person reading this right now will shell out their six bucks ($9-$14 in L.A./New York) to see this film no matter what I say. Hell, I feel ambivalent about it and I'm still going to pay to see it again. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Jam! Movies (Steve Tilley)
I'm all over the action in the movie, and the last half hour alone is literally worth the price of admission. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Jam! Movies (Steve Tilley)
Bright Lights Film Journal
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
DVD Times Review (Raphael Pour-Hashemi)
cinEncanto (José Martín Sulaimán)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Here we are again: not entertained, not nearly enough, by an installment of the ''Star Wars'' epic that, for the first time, exhibits symptoms of...nerves. And a chill, conservative grimness of purpose, rather than an excited thrill at the possibilities ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Civilcinema.com (Christian Ramirez)
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Xi-online (Arjen van der Meulen)
Tempi Moderni
Xi-online (René Glas)
El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Boxoffice Magazine
Cinema 2000 (Eurico de Barros; João Lopes)
Boston Globe (Renee Graham)
Instead of zesty and daring, Attack of the Clones is often labored and stiff. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Boston Globe (Renee Graham)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
May qualify as the third-best episode yet -- behind The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars . ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
The old charm is mostly left behind, a twinkle in Princess Leia's eyes, while Lucas clones films with industrial fervor. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
For those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects, the new Star Wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
An entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
If you’re not a long-standing admirer there’s little reason to join the queues on opening night. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
JackassCritics.com (Tom Blain)
Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
A cosmic letdown to watch this new film and realize that Lucas still doesn't know how to write dialogue or direct flesh- and-blood actors and, even more significantly, has largely forgotten how to evoke wonder and have a little fun. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
The Force against dullness is finally goosing George Lucas. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
THX Digital sound and some great visual fury...signifying nothing. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
This thing will have your mind glazed over faster than a glob of dough in a Krispy Kreme plant. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
What Lucas needs to wrap up this franchise properly is a return to the fundamentals: less overplotted hooey, more thick blue liquid. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
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Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
To borrow from Yoda-speak: Much to desire we still have. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Clones is more star chores than Star Wars . ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Seattle Times (Melanie McFarland)
Yes, Episode II is beautifully rendered and better than the last. It's also duller than Tatooine's desert landscape until the last half-hour. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Seattle Times (Melanie McFarland)
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
This film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Aufmuth.com (Jeanne Aufmuth)
ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
Right off lets cover the title – ‘ Attack of the Clones ’; it turned me off the moment they made the press release. All throughout the Star Wars novels and comic books, they referred to this story line as The Clone Wars. Why all of a ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
There's not
much that can be said about "Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom
Menace" that hasn't already been said, except that it was clearly
a major disappointment for fans hoping to re-capture the ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Warning: This review contains ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is not what's there on the screen that disappoints me, but what's not there. It is easy to hail the imaginative computer images that George Lucas brings to "Star Wars: Episode ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Only a teenage boy could find this kind of stuff continually diverting, and only a teenage boy would not notice flimsy emotions and underdeveloped acting. It seems George Lucas, like Peter Pan, has never really grown up. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Slate (David Edelstein)
The scale of the enterprise is thrilling; it's too bad the movie is so muddled on so many different levels. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)
Attack of the Clones' high-definition surfaces are certainly impressive, but they offer no lifelight, nothing to put your arms around. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at LA Weekly (Hazel-Dawn Dumpert)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
And while it was always clear that Lucas cared more about special effects than acting, here his lack of interest has produced phenomenally wooden performances from newcomers and veterans alike: Only the imperious Christopher Lee, as baleful Count Dooku, ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Lucas knows his fans are un-boreable, un-annoyable and inexhaustible. For an artist, that's more a curse than a blessing. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
The Popkorn Junkie
-- Billy Ray ( 2 pops out of 4 pops ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at The Popkorn Junkie
Movie Navigator (Shaun Sages)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It is not what's there on the screen that disappoints me, but what's not there. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Attack of the Clones is the second of George Lucas's prequels to Star Wars (1977). When Lucas returned to the Star Wars universe with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) and a fan anticipation only slightly lesser than ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
The question everyone seems to be asking is whether "Episode II" is better than "Episode I". The answer is yes, I suppose, because it's less cluttered -- Lucas has as many bad ideas as he did last time, but he's not as eager to shove them in our faces ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
George Lucas doesn't make book on The Beatles' Can't Buy Me Love. Flagrantly disregarding the word "budget," Lucas feels that by throwing the baby, the bathwater, the soap AND the rubber ducky at audiences, it will buy him the love and respect he seems so ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Newsday (John Anderson)
Much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
I watched "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: Star Wars Report" the other night and I nearly laughed my ass off. That guy is poking fun out of nerds who camp outside the theater dressed in Jedi robes and Stormtrooper armor. It's just ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
I watched "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: Star Wars Report" the other night and I nearly laughed my ass off. That guy is poking fun out of nerds who camp outside the theater dressed in Jedi robes and Stormtrooper armor. It's just ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
It's better than The Phantom Menace . But unless you're an absolute raving Star Wars junkie, it isn't much fun. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Todd Anthony)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
DVDTalk.com (Christopher G. Hughes)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Without the mythical power or giddy adventurousness of the first two Star Wars movies, the impact is strangely numbing, like watching a two-and-a-half-hour ILM show reel in search of moneyed investors. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
It is not really much of a movie at all, if by movie you mean a work of visual storytelling about the dramatic actions of a group of interesting characters. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Attack of the Clones' final 35 minutes very nearly makes up for the preceding 105, featuring as it does the jaw-dropping spectacle of the entire Jedi Council battling it out with not only clones, but also lumbering monsters, space ships of all sorts, and ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
There's nothing to stir us, no scene to savor for life -- such as the father-son battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in "The Empire Strikes Back." Back then, we were watching a classic, still the best film in the series. This time, we're ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
Yes, it's better than The Phantom Menace. Think for a minute about how little that means. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Jam! Movies (John Paul Powell)
With Clones , it is abundantly clear that the Force just isn't with [Lucas] any longer. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Jam! Movies (John Paul Powell)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Though the look aspires as usual to be both otherworldly and familiar, there's nothing that doesn't reek of southern California (as opposed to Hollywood) plastic, and this is as true of the characters as the decor. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
While it was always clear that Lucas cared more about special effects than acting, here his lack of interest has produced phenomenally wooden performances from newcomers and veterans alike. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Watching Attack of the Clones is like getting rapped on the head with a rubber mallet -- no lasting damage (I pray and hope), but bad enough to bring on an acute bout of dizziness and disorientation. Definitely do not operate heavy machinery after ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
This is one of those reviews where, as I start writing it, I really have no idea what arbitrary overall rating I'm going to slap the film with. Most of the time, I have a pretty good idea, though occasionally I find a few more issues with the film ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
Manipulator, Brainwasher. George Lucas must be stopped. He's become a clone of his former self. ...read the complete Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones movie review at Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
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