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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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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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It advances the stories of its three pivotal characters in meaningful ways. It’s a technical marvel despite some visual overindulgences. Plus it supplied the framework for what was a fantastic television series “The Clone Wars”.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 25, 2022

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10 years after the previous film Anakin Skywalker is all grown up, he's learned much of the ways of the Force from his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi but is still rash, arrogant, and rushing to be great Padme Amidala has resigned her position of queen of Naboo and taken a senator's seat of the Old Republic but an assassin is after her in the form of a bounty hunter named Jango Fett Kenobi tracks him down on the system Kamino where he finds a clone army has been in development in secret after Syfo Dias passed away Meanwhile Anakin is assigned to protect Padme, but he still has nightmares about his mother in trouble back on Tatooine This sets him on a path that will determine his actions saving the galaxy and facing the darkness in his heart Even after this coming out after 20 years George Lucas still has trouble showing he can actually write and direct actors yet he still tries to lay out all the pieces of the puzzle It remains, in more ways than one, a low point for the franchise, and one that has been recontextualized a great deal since its initial release There's no doubt the acting is bad, the dialogue is stilted, the romance is flat, and these lines Hayden Christensen has to say are boring, monotone, and lifeless It's also the longest and slowest of the prequels Yet the film still looks visually pleasing, the clone attack on Geonosis is the highlight Great to see Yoda fight in action and to see Christopher Lee as Darth Tyrannus bringing gravitas It's one of the first movies to be entirely shot in digital with good editing, framework, and Williams' score doesn't disappoint Thank god this paved the way for 'Revenge of the Sith' to be so much better And there is an eternal lesson contained within this movie that applies now more than ever, as Hollywood simply cannot get out of its own way a lot of the time in its pursuit of box office dollars earned on the backs of franchise films That lesson is that just because something is attached to a property that people care about does not guarantee success Im glad this expanded the canon with Jango Fett and the storm troopers' origins It's like a sand analogy; incorporating campy elements into a sci-fi blockbuster Once you get a little campy, it tends to spill over into everything

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Laith A

I'm conflicted on this movie. On one hand there are som really good characters and arcs but the love story between Anakin and Padme is really boring. Darth Tyranus/Count Dooku, Obi wan-Kenobi and Jango Fett are good characters and some parts of the movie are decent but it is marred by really bad writing that makes you cringe.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/16/24

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Ashley M

I love this movie, and I don’t understand why it has such bad reviews.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/24

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Sam B

Mixed feelings about this one, not bad but not good either. The pacing is the main issue for me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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Dani G

None of the films from this trilogy is aging very well (not that there were great back in its day), but this one... I don't know.... Much focused on the love story and also some other things that just don't click...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Hunter R

This was for a while my favorite SW film. Its nostalgic, its romantic, its action filled. SW is better because of this movie. Oh you like the clone wars series? then thank this movie and stop with your petty cry baby complaints. This movie is great!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/24

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Ewan McGregor

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Natalie Portman

Padmé Amidala

Hayden Christensen

Anakin Skywalker

Christopher Lee

Count Dooku

Samuel L. Jackson

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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: George Lucas
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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