Attack of the clones .. bad smell?

A.O. Scott of the New York Times just panned Attack of the Clones.  And I was getting hopeful .. the fact that Lucas had a co-author, and that Time Magazine seemed to imply that it might be better ..

I'll still see it, of course, but if this one really does turn out to be a dud, that put three out of the five films in that category.  (Jedi doesn't hold up for me.)

'Attack of the Clones': Kicking Up Cosmic Dust. "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" is not really much of a movie at all, if by movie you mean a work of visual storytelling about the dramatic actions of a group of interesting characters. By A. O. Scott. [New York Times: Movies]