Thrilling plot, limited by Lucas's usual flaws

Rating: 4/10 (6 June 2005)

This film was guaranteed success and praise from fans of the original trilogy. Many hated Attack of the Clones and The Phantom Menace but this was always going to be better because it links with the original films. Revenge of the Sith has a great plot which a good film could have been made out of but George Lucas fails in his execution. The dialogue is painfully bad and the acting is wooden. The main intrigue of the film was how Anakin turned to the Dark Side but there is little explanation of how this happened. The film doesn't explore Anakin's psychology or create a character which intrigues us. The fact is that Lucas has always been limited in these areas. He created a great concept but has never been a good director. The Empire Strikes Back is the only Star Wars film I consider great, it was the only one with real depth and the only one not directed by George Lucas.