Its the weakest link in the saga, but not as bad as most people say.

Rating: 7/10 (22 November 2012)

Okay so lets star with the down sides of the movie.
One of the biggest mistakes most be the age difference between Anakin and Padme. If I recall correctly Anakin meant to be 9, and Padme 14. But if we look at the actors its more like Anakin is 6, and Padme is 18. Which makes there young romance odd at least. If Padme would have played by a different actress to match Anakins age or other way around, it would have made there interaction much better, not to mention believable.
Jar Jar. It was just to much. The character might would have worked, if the humor around him would have been more intellectual and elegant, something like what C-3po are in the old trilogy. But they way he is is just to stupid to smooth in with Star Wars.
Qui Gon and midi-chlorians, many of the fans felt this alters star wars since it was never mentioned in the old trilogy. But lets be realistic. Are Ben Kenobi the type how gonna go "Oh yeah Your dad turned to the dark side, killed the jedi, and enslaved the galaxy. And You most stop him." Not really, right? But take a peak from Ben perspective. Should I tell him about people he did not know, and further complicate the things which he most know and understand? Its fair to say Ben kinda made things simple for Luke, and told him the main things in away it wont crush him. So Ben never mentioned Qui Gon, why would he? Why he said Yoda was his mater? Because he wanted to give Luke a bridge, to feel more involved with Yoda from the start. There's one more living jedi, in a swamp, he can teach You what You need. or Go to Dagoba there You will found the jedi master how made me a jedi. The second is lot more motivating right? Even though its might not fully be the truth. The same goes with midi- chlorians, its very likely that Ben did not had a technology because the massive destruction in the jedi temple, and stuff like that. Why he would explain with details, which he can not really back up with details what the force is? Specially since if You look at it the times that they spent together most of the time they where chased, dieing or soon be dead. Ben only gave look the simple need to know base.
Also I think one of the biggest problems with the movie that it made people wait for it so long, expectations where extremely high, not to mention probably everybody had a Image in there mind what they want to see. Which probably was not 6 years old Anakin and how he become a jedi.
Also lets not forget, Star Wars not just famous because its story, but also because its in flounce to change film making. As I recall this was the first mostly cgi based movie. And I think its fair to say it did have a impact on film making again. You might not like "over" use of cgi, but guess what there where people how hated movies where people talked, or movies whit colors. So get over it.
And while the movie did not give Anakin lots of justice. Lets not forget it gives lots of spot light to the Emperor. If You ever wondered how did he rise to power, the hole prequel trilogy pretty well shows that. But of course You wont really appreciate that, if you go in to the movie expecting to see Darth Vader and his glory.