In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.
Any film that turns R2-D2 into a lusty anatomical nickname can't be all bad.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
27 Feb 2009
rotten:
A lot of promise here, no execution.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
2 Mar 2009
rotten:
It was a great premise, it just unfortunately did not come together.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
2 Mar 2009
rotten:
Turns out there is something more annoying than an infatuated bunch of Star Wars nerds. Turns out a movie about an infatuated bunch of Star Wars nerds can really set your teeth on edge.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
2 Apr 2009
fresh:
Buoyed by infectious high spirits and self-deprecating humour, the film works in strange and perhaps unintentional ways, thanks largely to the sustained energy of the lead actors, and writers Ernest Cline and Adam F. Goldberg.