Review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by Garret I — 04 Dec 2015

Cool ideas, but falls short as a whole. C+.

This review of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was written by Garret I on 04 December 2015.

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

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