Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 19 wins & 65 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The scale of the enterprise is thrilling; it's too bad the movie is so muddled on so many different levels.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
17 May 2002
fresh:
A commendable example of the sort of movie we once loved and then outgrew.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
19 May 2002
rotten:
The good news? Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones is eons better than Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. The bad news? It's still not very good.
– Hazel-Dawn Dumpert,
L.A. Weekly,
1 Jun 2002
fresh:
Lucas has never been able to conjure another Han Solo, a character who could, with simply a wink, remind us that this was just an overgrown Saturday afternoon serial.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
13 Jun 2002
rotten:
This time the exposition is so thick that everyone except acolytes may tune out.