A disappointment

Rating: 2/10 (13 May 2005)

I am sorry. For all you Star Wars fans out there, this will be a disappointment. Whilst not being a hardcore Star Wars fan, I can appreciate its value and contribution to cinema. But Episode III is truly a disgrace. I would even go so far as to strip it of its right to be called a film, instead referring to it as a spectacle, in that it is devoid of cohesion and lacks what most films require at its core, the flow of a storyline. Instead you have a large number of short scenes that flick between events and time frames. The battle scenes are uninteresting and unexciting and there is no development of atmosphere. On top of that, you don't feel for the characters. As the film unfolds, you find that you really do not care what happens to any of them. My friend sitting next to me, a die-hard Star Wars fan, tried to cry at certain points in the movie but found that she couldn't as the film was just so unrealistic. On coming out, she admitted that it really was a disgrace. Other Star Wars fans were actually laughing out loud throughout at the ridiculous scenes and acting. Unbelievingly, Episode III actually succeeds in making the usually brilliant Natalie Portman look unattractive, but I believe this can be accredited to working in front of a blue screen. I gave the film two points, one point for trying, and another for the fact that you can actually see the influence of modern day political ideas and discussions. For Star Wars fans this is worth seeing to bring a conclusion to the series, but to others, maybe your money would be better spent watching something else.