Batson's Blog

I first saw this movie when it was released in the early 2000s. I don’t think I’ve seen it since then. I was going to start with Star Wars: Episode I and go through the entire hectlogy (trilogy x2), but Episode I was on a “Very Long Wait” status on Netflix. I had the same issue with the movie this time around as I did last time: bad acting. Hayden Christensen gave such a stoic performance . After watching the movie again I have to wonder if that’s what George Lucas was going for. Natalie Portman’s performance wasn’t much better. Ewan McGregor wasn’t much better than Christensen. Their performances were a mixture of campy and unenthused. Even Samuel L. Jackson was bland. The delivery of their lines lacked the conviction they should’ve had to make the movie truly epic. Maybe that’s how Lucas wanted it, though. Maybe it wasn’t the actors. Portman went on to win an Academy Award , so it’s hard to argue that she can’t act. She delivered a believable and enjoyable perfo...