Good, solid addition to the franchise.

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2005)

The movie was great! As for people who think it unrealistic that Anakin could so easily be duped by the dark side, just look at our current political and religious climate here in America. The dark side certainly has duped enough American citizens. Similarly, I don't think Lucas had to try very hard to draw any similarities between the Bush administration and the dark side--these were already in place.
The movie could have used a bit more time on the war scenes (unlike reality, where we could use a few less). I enjoyed the way the movie unexpectedly brought us full circle to the beginning of the original movies. The story was solid, the action acceptable, and the effects in keeping with our time. The actors' performances in these movies have always been a little stiff. Other than that, the movie delivered exactly what I expected--no more, no less.