From Rebecca Blood:
star wars: attack of the clones [ **1/2-- ] strictly for the sets and costumes (which are 5-star--but sets and costumes do not a movie make). could they have picked a worse actor to play anakin skywalker? unfortunately, natalie portman is only marginally better. since the story centers around their love story, this is bad news. though the plot is a little byzantine and hard to follow, with a nuanced anakin, this film would have worked. as it was, it is a film of gorgeous visuals, interesting special effects, lots and lots of action scenes...and no emotional center whatever.
Natalie Portman really wasn't that good (sorry Justin), Anakin has been pretty bad in both episodes so far. So sad. Star Wars has an amazing story - too bad the movie isn't as good as the story itself is. Finally, I must point out that it's Jar Jar who puts the federation in the hands of Darth Sidius/Senator Palpatine/The Emperor. How angering! And wouldn't they have some kind of vote to give the rest of the senators an opportunity to oppose the imbuing of dictatorial power into the hands of one man?
I have to quote her review of Spider-Man too:
spider man [ ***** ] look, I'm a naif, I'm not a comic guy. but I loved this film. a good script that is true to its origins. I completely believed that these were high-school kids, and that peter parker was the geekiest kid in school, even after he became infected with his super-powers. no one has ever been more in love than peter parker is in this movie--in fact every aspect of tobey maguire's performance is touching and believable--and kirstin dunst isn't far behind.
Spider-Man was so good. SO GOOD!
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
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