Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Andor was good enough that it made me curious about the prequels, which I haven't seen since they were released. Also, I needed something to watch while on the treadmill.
By every standard of quality, this is a terrible movie. Every line of dialog is the most obvious and direct-spoken thing that character would say in that situation. And I assume <PERSON> gave line readings to every actor because everyone speaks in exactly the same affect-less way--so much so that it's kind of fascinating. 952
None of the action is exciting. The cross-cutting in the final act doesn't make any sense (the fight with <PERSON> is happening in the same building as <PERSON>'s battle, right?), there are too many deus ex machine to count, the jokes aren't funny, the new characters are racist stereotypes. Just a terrible, terrible movie.
Still, it's funny to me that the plot is basically ... <PERSON> easily manipulates an incompetent teenage queen and two Jedi who are too dumb even to pick up on her masquerade. 698