Abrams tried to please everyone and ended up pleasing pretty much no one.Įspecially irksome: the about-face on Rey's lineage, the sudden resurrection of the Emperor, the brief and dubious rehabilitation of the galaxy's most exhausting man, the sidelining of Rose Tico, and the failure to care about Finn.

Apparently terrified by the reaction of a loud minority to Last Jedi, director-writer J.J. And what we got there was a story that introduced so many new characters in this last chapter that it barely had any time for old friends (hi, Lando!). It's packed with arresting set pieces who could forget Rey's backflip atop Kylo Ren's ship that kicked off the first trailer? As we pointed out in our review at the time, Skywalker is a movie best experienced with the eyes, without overthinking.īut of course, plot matters too. Visually speaking, The Rise of Skywalker ranks among the best Star Wars movies. How to watch: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Opens in a new tab) is now on Disney+. He spent most of his Clones time fascinated with a new digital camera and various all-digital scenes, oblivious to the unfolding disaster. Lucas, who was barely there as a director of actors at the best of times ('faster and more intense' were his main notes for the original movie), didn't seem to care. The chemistry-free pairing of Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman didn't help, but their dialogue ('I hate sand,' he said, contrasting it with her smooth back) was never remotely romantic to begin with.

Which is not a great idea if you're trying something you've never done before, i.e., write a romance. What went wrong? Start with Lucas' script, which he wrote faster than ever and gave to the crew at the last minute.

It had an excellent twist in store that changed everything you ever thought the Clone Wars were, and some meaty political machinations that mirrored the War on Terror age in which it arrived. As the darker middle chapter of the prequel trilogy, Attack of the Clones should have been its best.

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