Thin, thin, thin..... its a $3 rental at best. Wait for the DVD

Rating: 2/10 (21 May 2005)

Of Episodes 1,2, and 3, Ep3-RotS is clearly the weakest. The entire point of the film is to connect the dots from where things stood at the end of Episode 2 to where things go to Episode 4. We know there are certain points we have to pass through to get there, and Lucas makes sure the boxes are checked off. In fact, that is one of the weaknesses of latter part of the film as the dialog and story pretty much disappear entirely as the final sequence of events happen in rapid succession as we need to get to where Lucas wants it to be.
There are many small pieces in this film that could have been used to tell a really good and engaging story, but the connection was never really there. Palpatine was well done, given the space within which the character was allowed to maneuver. Anakin's slide to the dark side was, however, totally unbelievable. Set off by weak motivation, trivial events and an unexplained weakness in character and behavior one would never buy from a Jedi.
Its a mediocre film at best. Its a shame that George and company could not do more with it.