Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Shaun W — 07 Oct 2017

Remove one character and the score would improve greatly.

This review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was written by Shaun W on 07 Oct 2017.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace has generally received mixed reviews.

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