Movies   DVD   My Movies  Search Yahoo! Movies:

Movies Home    In Theaters    Showtimes & Tickets    Coming Soon    Top Rated    Trailers & Clips    News    Box Office

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B Source Brief Review Grade* Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "...an astonishing achievement in imaginative filmmaking." more... A- E! Online "...no snappy lines, no romance, scant heroism and barely any likable characters." more... C   filmcritic.com Christopher Null "...a reasonably worthy entry into the Lucas oeuvre, but die-hard fans of the series are bound to be disappointed..." more... B   Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan "While the new film is certainly serviceable, it's noticeably lacking in warmth and humor..." more... C+ New York Times Janet Maslin "...stripped of hype and breathless expectations, Mr. Lucas's first installment offers a happy surprise: it's up to snuff." more... B+ ReelViews James Berardinelli "...The Phantom Menace is still among the best 'bang for a buck' fun that can be had in a movie theater." more... A- San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham "...George Lucas... has left a lot of room for improvement..." more... C   Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "I enjoyed it -- more than I thought I would." more... B+ * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)