Badly acted, terrible plot, horrible dialog, but good special effects

Rating: 6/10 (21 June 2005)

What else can I say other than that I am disappointed. You fellow evaluators have overrated this movie far above its appeal. I certainly now understand why Lucas had to start from episode IV and not the special effects operas before it. BUT I would rather exchange the effects to better depicted characters, better dialog and good acting. There is none of this in the movie. Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is the best actor of the bunch. Hayden Christensen, I am sorry, but if you can act, you didn't do it in this movie.
There were elements for suspense, surprise, tragedy, and even comedy. All of them were lost unused. I haven't seen such a bland movie in a long time. Pity. I really wanted to like this movie. That's probably why I give even 7 out of 10.