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Movie Overview
Cast
• Ewan McGregor
• Natalie Portman
• Hayden Christensen
Director
• George Lucas
MPAA Rating
PG - sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh
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"Inteligente, llena de acción, con toque de romance como elemento adicional, y en un mundo de ficción que amamos... Star Wars ha regresado."  Cinenganos  Alex Ramirez

"Ewan McGregor simply oozes wisdom and integrity as Obi-Wan Kenobi."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Betty Jo Tucker

4.5/5
"This is not another Phantom Menace franchise; it’s a phenomenal, eye-popping feast for the senses."  NutzWorld  Blake French

10/10
"Do we really have to wait another three years?"  Modamag.com  Brian Orndorf

C+
"Preposterous love story aside, Clones is really not that bad."  AboutFilm.com  Carlo Cavagna

3.5/5
"Altogether, the movie is enjoyable despite its nagging script inadequacies and crummy 'down' scenes."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

4/5
"It’s just fun, pure and simple."  eFilmCritic.com  David Cornelius

2/4
"Why does Lucas even bother planting the seeds if he refuses to let them sprout?"  Cinemaphile.org  David Keyes

B-
"It plays like an infomercial plugging the newest in digital filmmaking."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

3/4
"Beautifully majestic...often awe-inspiring...five times better than Episode I."  TheMovieBoy.com  Dustin Putman

2/4
"Here's the good news: the latest toy from George Lucas's soulless Star Wars factory is better than The Phantom Menace. Now the bad: it's not much better."  Slant Magazine  Ed Gonzalez

A-
"This is the film Star Wars fans have been waiting for since 1980."  FilmJerk.com  Edward Havens

A-
"The magic of the original films cannot be recaptured, but this is a marvelous ride nonetheless."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

4/4
"Wonder, hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of Star Wars"  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

D+
"As [Lucas] gained expensive digital wizardry, he... lost something more important: the power of myth, the draw of character, the appeal of a simple, riveting story."  Film Blather  Eugene Novikov

C+
"The picture looks absolutely gorgeous...but quite simply, it's difficult to decide what's flatter--Lucas' helming or his writing."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3.5/4
"In a time when, more often than not, sequels disappoint, it's refreshing to uncover something this high-profile that fulfils the promise of its name and adds another title to a storied legacy."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3.5/4
"less Jar Jar, no discussion of taxes and trade blockades, and more Jedis, violence, and sex appeal"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

"If you fell asleep within the first fifteen minutes or so of this movie, and only woke up before the last forty minutes or so, the truth is that you wouldn't miss much."  Sci-Fi Movie Page  James O'Ehley

2/5
"Yes, it's better than The Phantom Menace. Think for a minute about how little that means."  Netflix  James Rocchi

2/4
"Millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry."  Aufmuth.com  Jeanne Aufmuth

9/10
"Meant for Star Wars fans. It is there to give them a good time."  Window to the Movies  Jeffrey Chen

6/10
"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."  Screen It!  Jim Judy

8/10
"Impeccable visuals, intriguing characters, awesome action sequences, a surprising romance and a generally more "adult" feel.."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

3/4
"It is certainly better than the childish Phantom Menace and the final 45 minutes of straight action beat the editing nightmare at the end of the last film."  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

6/10
"...open your eyes and ears and disengage your mind...it's a splendid film, and enjoying it for its sheer beauty is much more fun than having to think about it."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

"Unfortunately, Lucas hasn't matured much as a writer, and his films suffer from clumsy, almost embarrassing dialogue."  Light Views  John Larsen

7/10
"Nothing more than a decent action flick with great effects and a silly story that happens to be blessed by a very good pedigree."  Planet Sick-Boy  Jon Popick

3.5/4
"Es divertida, visualmente espectacular y muy entretenida. Simple y sencillamente te sorprenderá."  Moviola  Jorge Avila Andrade

3/5
"Attack of the mildly engaging plot."  3BlackChicks Review  Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

1/5
"A tale full of sound and fury, sucking the life out of cinema."  Cinerina  Karina Montgomery

3.5/4
"Fans have a fix, audiences have an adventure, and Lucas has another blockbuster; what's not to love?"  MovieCrypt.com  Kevin A. Ranson

3/4
"You might check your watch a couple of times during the long, long set-up, but that last act will have you riveted to your seat!"  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

A
"Star Wars is back in a major way."  Countingdown.com  Larry Carroll

C+
"All...Lucas appears to be capable of these days is producing enough fireworks in his last act to elicit hope in his audience that his next installment will be better"  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

2.5/5
"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."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

4/4
"Lucas has recaptured and accentuated the elements that made the original films such a joy to experience."  Mark Reviews Movies  Mark Dujsik

B
"Clones is far from perfect, but when it clicks, it revives the old spirit that made a generation become so obsessed with all things Star Wars in the first place."  Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema  Mark Pfeiffer

"The words ‘star wars’ set off an ingrained Pavlovian reaction to embrace unconditionally. You might as well ask me to critique my mother."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

4/5
"As convincing a job as they, Christensen, and Lee do, they all end up being upstaged by the jaw-dropping skills of a CGI creation: Yoda (again voiced by Frank Oz), who finally gets a chance to show exactly why he has such a legendary reputation."  Film Threat  Michael Dequina

3.5/4
"Lucas' slickest trick is how by the end--in spite of any snickers or groans one may have uttered along the way--one finds oneself invested in the fates of these characters."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

2.5/5
"I'll call it nearly good, based mostly on one hell of a last half-hour."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

4/4
"As one of the millions of so-called fan-geeks out there, Episode II was all I hoped it would be."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

4/5
"The dialogue is so wooden that you can use it for batting practice...Just sit back and let your eyes feast on the wonderfully imaginative visuals."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

4/5
"Se Obi-Wan e Yoda continuarem a brilhar desta forma, duvido que o Império dos Pessimistas consiga derrubar o trabalho do Mestre Lucas."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

4/5
"Christensen shines at the centre."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

4.5/5
"It's going to be a long three years' wait for Episode III."  Film Threat  Rich Cline

4.5/5
"The film has that Star Wars atmosphere fully in place, complete with a thematic resonance and a reliance on strong personalities interacting to drive the events forward."  Film Threat  Rich Cline

B-
" If Attack of the Clones struggles harder than its predecessors, its triumphs still shine through."  Flipside Movie Emporium  Rob Vaux

B
"Episode II has a stronger storyline than Episode I, but suffers from weak performances and poor romantic chemistry."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten
OFCS Rating: 71% Fresh
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