forced

Rating: 5/10 (21 May 2005)

Typical of 21st century Hollywood: pretentious, devoid of spontaneous humor and emotions, charmless, heavy, predictable Everything we expected and hoped for is here, thank you Mr Lukas, but nothing unexpected. I wish the audience had, sometimes, been rubbed the wrong way. The first half-hour is entirely gratuitous  nothing regarding the main characters and their relationships is at stake until the confrontation with Dooku. As for Anakin's dilemma, please, it sounds so conveeeeenient But deep down, what is it that really drives him? The script never seems to completely make up its mind: is it his overplayed love (stilted, unconvincing and terribly written) for Padmé, or his underplayed lust for power (this at least very well acted)? The latter would be more convincing  because you don't do the terrible thing Anakin does just for the love of a woman. Unless you really dramatize it and include the scene that is missing between Padmé and Anaking: i.e "please Anakin, don't turn to the dark side, don't do the terrible thing you're about to do, just because you had a bad dream!" And then see how he reacts to that. That would have really revealed what's in his mind. And in Padme's as well (what a one-dimensional character she is). Oh, and one other thing: when you dream that the woman you love, and who's pregnant, dies during childbirth, you keep it to yourself! Unless you're stupid or completely immature.