Not That Good( Maybe a spoiler or two)

Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2005)

This movie is not bad, but it's definitely not good either. The scripting definitely needed some re-editing, as well as digging up some new actors. Hayden Christensen has the worst delivery on his lines i have ever had the misfortune of hearing. He says the best lines he has so blandly that those lines are as bad as his bad lines are. The whole character of Anakin was a pathetic kid, whining the whole movie that people didn't trust him enough. Whatever happened to earning trust? The Natalie Portman role was also reduced to a self pitying prick. I like Portman a lot but she did not shine in this movie, partly because she had nothing to work with. The few romantic scenes in this movie are thankfully few, but are the most awkward that i have ever seen. Christensen appears totally out of place in his romantic scenes while Portman appears comfortable enough, but George Lucas cannot write a love scene. The dialogue was absolutely terrible! Audible groans were heard throughout the theater including my own during the balcony scene. The special effects while amazing in one scene, could be absolutely horrible in the next scene. What saves this movie is the action and the two characters of Kenobi and Palpatine. Ewan Mcgregor has given better performances but his is the shining one in this ridiculous farse. He at least tries to make do with the pathetic dialogue that he was given by George Lucas and at least showed some emotion when he said his lines. The fellow who played Palpatine, i forget his name right now, did a great job as the evil emperor. The only really cool part was how the mystery of the sith was explained by Palpatine. Definitely rent this movie, but don't see it in the theater. If you feel the need however, as i did, to see it in the theater, go to a matinée(Cheaper). On a personal note, I wanted Samuel L. Jackson to live a little longer and die a better death than he did. 5/10.