Better than Episode I but ...

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2015)

The fundamental issue with this movie is its main character and main actor. Very honestly, H.Christensen is a bad choice for the lead of this movie -he doesn't have the range (at least in this movie) necessary to pull of a character as complex and conflicted as Anakin Skywalker.
So the confusion and internal struggle the character is supposed to go through falls flat and you are left with someone who appears arrogant and quite honestly just an overconfident brat. A long way from a Jedi master (which is wanted I guess...?) but also a long way from the noble villain he's supposed to become.
When this fails, it's hard to enjoy the movie. It has some flaws similar to the Episode I (too digital being the main one) but does improve on many things: Fan Service is full speed and you get to see Yoda, Bobba Fett etc. in their peak.
But a slow pace, a hard to swallow romance and the afore mentioned problems don't save it from being average at best... +1 point because it's Star Wars!