Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic.

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Critics Consensus

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones benefits from an increased emphasis on thrilling action, although it's undercut by ponderous plot points and underdeveloped characters.

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Andrew O'Hehir

Sight & Sound

A forgettable and discontented tale of entropy and corruption, of a grand, idealistic venture that has lost its way.

Dec 19, 2019

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Attack of the Clones fails to offer the same brand of unadulterated thrill and excitement as the Star Wars trilogy.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 3, 2019

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

His characters, as is now his norm, are plastic puppets, even in the confectionary love scenes. Most of their dialogue is so doughy that it could be spooned into comic-strip balloons. Lucas simply has no interest in these people.

Apr 11, 2016

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Akhil Arora

AkhilArora.com

It’s also too wayward and listless—there’s little plot and the film waits to find plot elements. Despite a split narrative and promising political parallels (to the days of Caesar), it simply doesn’t have enough to grab your interest.

May 31, 2024

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Christian Eulinberg

InSession Film

I cannot express how terrible and dragged out the pacing of this entry was. It is the weakest episode of the prequel trilogy.

Sep 26, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

The action did less than nothing for me. There’s no sense of awe or terror or grandeur in the imagery.

Rated: D

Sep 17, 2022

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Dex V

I love this move. Great origin story on the Clone Wars. Great Star Wars content. I know some people don't like the dialog, but most of it fits and the story makes up for it. Clone Wars series helps make it better.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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charles m

This movie is very important for the following events in the franchise. One of its biggest strengths is the worldbuilding because you see the main characters visiting very different planets with unique lifeforms. for example, there's Naboo, Coruscant, Geonosis, Tatooine, and Kamino which all hold a large significance in the movie. As much as the scenes between Padme and Anakin have very bad dialog, the ones with Obi-Wan are very well written. There are also key moments where we see Anakin's fall to the dark side approaching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Jay N

This movie is one of the most widely hated and mocked movies out there... Personally, I think it's not that bad. Sure Anakin is very cringe at times and his relationship with Padme is awkward at best.... But, can you really complain about a Awkward Cringey Teenage character being portrayed as an awkward cringey Teenager? I saw this movie in theatres when I was in Grade 6. And I remember thinking one thing back then... "OH MAN OBI-WAN IS SO COOL!!!" Yeah, Obi-wan's story arc in this movie, his whole... detective story is done pretty well in my opinion, And his confrontations with jango are pretty cool scenes... Is this movie a master piece? No. Is it stupid at times? Yes. Is it one of the worst movies ever made? NO. I think it's underrated. I may be one of it's few defenders but hey, someone's gotta root for the underdog!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Audience Member

Forgettable Episode But Yoda VS Count Dooku Was Awesome and Jango Fett's Scenes Were Awesome.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Audience Member

Solid film. Natalie Portman is the star of this movie. Plenty of shots of her rock-solid abs in the final 30 minutes or so. Sheesh.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Dang K

The prequel trilogy is plagued by horrible unwatchable silly scenes, but his movie takes the crown. The romantic scenes between Anakin and Amidala are unwatchable with cringing, the absolute worst scenes in the saga. It has a lot of cool action scenes, but some drag on too long. This is the worst movie in of the entire canon.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Synopsis

Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic.

Director: George Lucas
Producer: Rick McCallum
Screenwriter: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd.
Rating: PG (Sci-Fi Action Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $310.7M
Runtime: 2h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby EX, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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