I can't believe that I'm not recommending a Star Wars movie. The acting is really stiff. Natalie Portman and Liam Neeson seem to mail it in. It's only saved by Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Darth Maul character, and some very imaginative worlds and beasts.
The pod race (incredible in surround sound) and the three-way light saber battle between Kenobi Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul are the highpoints. Low points are many, including silly drone dialogue and Jar Jar Binks. Why would drones be programmed to say things like "roger-roger" and yell out emotional responses to situations where they were in peril? And I really don't believe that a tearing down of Jar Jar Binks is even necessary except to say that the character is one of the dumbest attempts at comic relief that I've ever seen. Jar Jar Binks could have easily been written out of the story and seems to be a weak attempt at yet another unnecessarily cute Star Wars character.
Shout by whitsbrainVIP 6BlockedParent2022-01-15T17:04:38Z
I can't believe that I'm not recommending a Star Wars movie. The acting is really stiff. Natalie Portman and Liam Neeson seem to mail it in. It's only saved by Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Darth Maul character, and some very imaginative worlds and beasts.
The pod race (incredible in surround sound) and the three-way light saber battle between Kenobi Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul are the highpoints. Low points are many, including silly drone dialogue and Jar Jar Binks. Why would drones be programmed to say things like "roger-roger" and yell out emotional responses to situations where they were in peril? And I really don't believe that a tearing down of Jar Jar Binks is even necessary except to say that the character is one of the dumbest attempts at comic relief that I've ever seen. Jar Jar Binks could have easily been written out of the story and seems to be a weak attempt at yet another unnecessarily cute Star Wars character.