May 2nd
Attack of the Clones*
aka: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
US 2002. Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm. 142m. Panavision Digital

Division within the Galactic Republic leads to the formation of a clone army, and young Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker takes his first dangerous steps towards the Dark Side after falling in love with Senator Amidala.
Tedious digital-laden romantic instalment of the Star Wars saga with some interesting moments, which eventually works up to a busy climax that the director has more fun with than telling the love story, which is sadly redundant save for the fact that the young lovers will become the future parents of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.

Written by: George Lucas, Jonathan Hales.
Producer: Rick McCallum.
Director: George Lucas.
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee (as Count Dooku), Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Temuera Morrison, Jimmy Smits.
Photography: David Tattersall.
Music: John Williams.
Production Design: Gavin Bocquet.