ehh, not bad

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2005)

Just my opinion, don't kill me for it:
Story - 7 It does an adequate of wrapping up 1 and 2. The movie is 2 1/2 hours but I feel like it just rushes at the end to tie up loose ends leading into episode 3
Acting - 6 - Poor Natalie Portman.
Effects - 5. There is a reason why its not higher. The effects are awesome, but I think they go nuts and take away from the human element that existed in the originals. It feels like the Star Wars video game, not the Star Wars movie. I feel this doesn't enhance the movie which is why I gave it an average rating. The funny thing to watch is the change at the end from the crazy CG fx at the beginning of the movie to the simpler style and sets that are there to replicate the originals (which were cutting edge at the time). Apparently once the empire is formed they banned CG. And I guess the Empire also banned non-humans on imperial destroyer. The 1st two prequels are loaded with non-humans but as you see in the last scene of Sith the destroyer is staffed by human looking folks.
Overall - a bit long, with some weak writing and acting. An average movie experience