Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39
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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Attack of the Clones celebrates a certain youthful spirit in both moviemaking and movie watching; because it's as much phenomenon as movie, audiences will either ride with or reject it. I was happy to take the ride.
  2. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    91
    Don't go if "Star Wars" isn't your bag: You'll only resist and resent it. But if you're a fan, it's hard to see how you'd be disappointed. Me? I can't wait for May 2005. "Episode III": Hot diggity!
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    90
    An exhilarating two hours of serious fun.
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  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    90
    George Lucas has reached deep into the trove of his self-generated mythological world to produce a grand entertainment that offers a satisfying balance among the series' epic, narrative, technological and emotional qualities.
  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    88
    A technological landmark that couldn't look or sound better.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    88
    As for the breathless 45-minute climax, no screen fantasy adventure in memory can match the showmanship.
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  7. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    88
    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.
  8. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    88
    As the sequence builds, it accretes so many heroic and nightmarish associations it plays like a prelude to apocalypse, which of course will come in Episode III. Attack of the Clones is part soda pop, part witches' brew - and all visual ambrosia.
  9. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    88
    The saga regains its grandeur with a complicated but easy-to-follow story. The characters are as satisfying as the effects.
  10. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    Mostly very good. It's exactly the big fix of Saturday-matinee adventure, blazing special effects, inside humor and sly self-references for which its fans have been lusting.

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 419 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 217
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 217
  3. Negative: 62 out of 217
  1. grandpajoe6191
    5
    George Lucas, similar to "The Phantom Menace", doesn't really give anything except for a high quality CGI battle in "Attack of the Clones".
  2. CharlieW.
    0
    The only good thing I can say about this movie is that Jar-Jar is not in it... thank god...
  3. Longbottom94
    2
    Even with the reduced Jar-Jar Binks screen time, Lucas' grueling, emo space opera some how achieves the dubious achievement of being worse than 'The Phantom Menace'. Even Though episode 1 was a bad movie, it contained a couple entertaining scenes e.g. The Pod race and The final duel. Episode 2 has the infuriating dilemma of having absolutely no engaging, memorable or even slightly entertaining scenes. Even the Yoda light saber scene reeks of desperate fan pleasing… Full Review »
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