this one delivers

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2006)

Connect-the-dots installment of the Star Wars saga centers around Anakin Skywalker as his loyalty and commitment to the Jedi Council, his passionate love for Padmé Amidala, and his insatiable hunger for power ultimately seal his fate as he's seduced by the dark side of the Force. This leads him into conflict with friend and master Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Jedi Knights as he suddenly becomes a dangerous threat to the Republic which he once so proudly served. Not likely to win any writing awards for its occasionally banal dialogue, but the story is compelling, the pace swift and exciting, and the battle scenes simply breathtaking. The most memorable and entertaining prequel in the Star Wars series. ***