Acting makes Movies: not Action

Rating: 2/10 (14 June 2006)

Episode III of the incredible Star Wars series is best summed up as a "bad film with dazzling special effects".
If you watch the movie, the action sequences are phenomenal. The lightsaber fights look so real, that at some points, you think you might actually be there. And the battles are so gigantic, that you sit in awe.
However, a movie with awesome potential can often be sunken by terrible acting. With the exception of Ewan McGregor pulling off a dazzling job as Obi Wan Kenobi, most of the acting in the movie leads to the downfall of the film.
Anakin Skywalker's "turn to the dark side" makes you laugh more often than it makes you sit in interest. The acting is so bad, that when Padme and Anakin exchange a few words, I actually was laughing onto the floor, nearly chocking on the popcorn I was eating. Anakin, along with Padme, make this movie a rather dull film, instead of the exciting upbeat action-filled film it should've been. And when the hyped up "turn to the dark-side" actually occurs, one of the largest marketing ideas for this movie, you sit there waiting, only to find that it is... disappointing.
If only Lucas got better actors, this movie might've been so much better. Instead, it's one of the largest disappointments of our time.