Very disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (16 November 2012)

Let me first start with the positives. The music, as always, is great. Some new planets, locations and species are introduced and they are generally interesting. The movie is visually pleasing with some good effects and CGI. Count Dooku and Palpatine are cool. The battle of clones vs droids is enjoyable.
Unfortunately, what could have been a great movie is ruined by shallow and unbelievable characters, bad acting, boring story progression, senseless dialogue and extreme stupidity in general.
Almost nothing happens in the first hour and half which would not be such a big problem if there were any meaningful character development but the characters are so shallow and badly acted that it makes the first one and a half hour pretty much unwatchable. The romance between Padme and Anakin is very forced and does not feel real in the slightest. Anakin is generally an annoying brat that is a pain to watch anyway. It is funny how one of the greatest badasses in movie history has been reduced to a whiny kid who appears to be a spoiled retard. I would usually hate on the actor here but considering the fact that even the awesome Natalie Portman doesn't bother acting in this movie, I will give him the benefit of the doubt and hate on George Lucas instead.
Another major issue with the movie is that almost every scene is offensive to anyone with an IQ above 80. It is true that the original trilogy also contained a few illogical scenes but it was nothing like this movie which is completely devoid of any logic or reason. I could literally list at least a hundred things that make absolutely no sense but I guess it would be too long and pointless similar to most of the movie.
It must take special talent to make such a bad movie when you have endless budget, great actors like Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson and one of the greatest sci-fi universes of all time. I swear a student at film school could make a much better movie if he had the same resources.
Although I consider myself a Star Wars fan, all things considered, I can not rate this movie any higher than 5/10.