Yoda with lightsabre: Check!, Chewbacca: Check!,

Rating: 4/10 (21 June 2005)

With this film it is impossible dismiss the disappointment at what this film could have been. George Lucas has proved with previous films that he can be a skilled story-teller, unfortunately here he seems to have forgotten what it takes to build a compelling narrative. What we should have had was great characters, mystery, suspense and tragedy. Instead we are treated to a rapid-fire barrage of scenes, in which characters come and go, plot-lines open and close and we finish with a 90mph dash up to the inevitable conclusion.
Mr Lucas has chosen to try and fill in all the blanks created by the previous films and then ran out of screen time when it came to telling a story.