Too Panicked

Rating: 4/10 (20 May 2005)

"The chosen one, the boy may be..."
Yoda's fears when he first allows Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi slowly and painfully are revealed in the classic epic of a galaxy far, far away come to a close in Revenge of the Sith, the third part of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. The film picks up where "Clones" closes, with the Clone War in full swing in the galaxy and the hunt for their leader, Darth Tyrannus, continues. Ewan McGregor, Nataile Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Jimmy Smits, Ian McDirmid and Samuel L. Jackson star.
Lose ends are tied in Revenge of the Sith, but tied too quickly and too hard. If "Sith" was a car ride I would have whiplash so bad, I would have to take Aleve for the rest of my life to control the pain. In each plot and subplot, I was engaged fully and then disengaged as soon as the editor was done with the scene. There was not enough time allotted to fully conclude each plot line smoothly and beautifully. It was very clunky; the writing, aside from Anakin's Character, was terrible. I needed to brush my teeth twice after seeing the midnight showing. In fact, Anakin's Character sketch and the beauty of his seduction to the Dark Side and Mr. Christensen's beautiful performance as lover and villain, humanizes the Darth Vader I know and have now come to respect. For this, I give an ounce of leniency toward the writing.
The acting, however, was top notch; but seeing as they couldn't work with much, they did rather well with the material they had. Bravo to them!!
The special effects, although extraordinary, were not enough to redeem the film. I was fed candy, too much candy, leaving me doubled over in nausea as I tried so hard to find the energy to expel yet another load. Lucas, although cinematic ally brilliant, has not come to grips this careful thought: Just because one can, does not mean they should. Story is king, if there is no story, the film dies.
Just a thought...