Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Ben R — 21 Dec 2016

As a whole, disappointing. The ending lightsaber duel is arguably the best in all of Star Wars to date, the space fight is decent, and the special effects throughout are fantastic, but it's not enough to justify watching all 2 hours.

Most characters aren't interesting, and those that are rely on our knowledge of the original trilogy, instead of developing on screen. Not to mention the infamous Binks and all of the flat jokes that came with him.

But the largest drawback is a lack of spirit that was at the center of the originals.