This is the worst of the Star Wars hexalogy...

Rating: 6/10 (1 July 2013)

There is no doubt at all in my mind, this is definitely the worst of the Star Wars hexalogy. It still has some great qualities, but on the whole it's pretty uninteresting and overdramatic.
Let's begin with the positives. The CGI is still great. Many of the crowd scenes are still incredible to watch, due to their complexity, and it's often hard to believe how much work has gone into the detailing here. You can tell that George Lucas cares most about the visuals, because he animates the smallest things, like a pear when Anakin and Padmé are having a meal together. Most importantly, Yoda is now animated and cooler than ever. Even in Episode I, a strange- looking puppet was being used. Now, however, he looks completely normal and his animated nature allows for cooler fight scenes and awesome jump shots.
The acting isn't too bad overall, and Ewan McGregor is really good in this film, but he is let down by others, such as Hayden Christensen. His portrayal of Anakin in the film is so irritating that you do want him just to die as soon as possible, and you don't really care about him at all. His relationship with Padmé (who hasn't really aged since Episode I, while Anakin really has) is very creepy as well. His conversion to the dark side is also quite annoying, with the flip-out that he has after his mother's death being completely unnecessary and over the top. Her death is also really cheesy, with a complete 'head falls back suddenly' collapse.
The film is, despite many dark moments, occasionally very humorous (but not C3PO's one liners), and many action sequences are also very cool. Despite its absurdity, I really enjoyed the 'Gladiator'-esque sequence, and how everyone manages to get out of it fairly unharmed. The biggest problem in this film – ignoring of course the ever-present 'Jar Jar Binks' – is the plot, which is fairly pointless and uninteresting. It's very evident too that George Lucas has little skill writing dialogue, let alone romantic dialogue. It is this, perhaps, that makes Anakin's relationship with Padmé so creepy, since they do exchange so many terrible lines.