Much better prequel with some faults

Rating: 6/10 (21 May 2005)

While quite a bit better than the previous prequels, this STAR WARS still has some "Grievous" problems. I found a lot of the acting to be "stunted" and bland, and not compelling, particularly in the first half. These days it seems that special effects and lack of character development are the status quo. I still managed to make my way through the entire movie which I couldn't do for the last one. Other elements that bothered me were -why would a droid commander have a cough? Also, some of the old familiar characters like the Wookies are just thrown in for good measure. I miss the "Harrison Ford" romantic figures that seem like more realistic "heroes". I'll end this by saying that this one is definitely better than the previous, and I did like the tie-in to the original STAR WARS at the end.