One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Rating: 4/10 (21 August 2005)

I was seven when Episode IV was first released, and sat in the drive-in, enthralled, as Luke, Leah and Han blasted their way about the galaxy. None of the other installments have measured up to it. Unfortunately, this particular episode falls the most grievously short. Hayden Christensen weighs down this film like a rock in a silk stocking. It's rather like biting into a cupcake and finding a jagged lump of coal. The effects are cool; the fight between Yoda and Count Dooku shouldn't be missed, and the imagery is rich, but I simply can't get past Christensen's performance enough to enjoy it. If he's talking, I'm gritting my teeth.