Its a brilliant film for what is what inspired for

Rating: 9/10 (19 May 2005)

Anyone complaining about the films wooden acting really only set themselves up for disappointment in the first place If you went to this movie expecting to see something akin to a Ben Hur epic or shawshank redemption then what were you expecting? This movie should be taken on its merits and for the epic trilogy it is, a movie inspired by Saturday morning serials ala Flash Gordon and so on Sure there's one or two moments in the film that make you want to cringe but its not because its bad acting but because thats what this movie is. This movie gave me tingles inside, warm little fuzzy feelings. This sure is as dark as I heard everyone say it would be I certainly am glad that George Lucas was inspired by Saturday morning serials to make his films and not Ben Hur or Gandhi but it sure sounds like thats what some people were expecting to see In any case, Georgie has done lucasfilm and himself proud, don't go to the cinema expecting an acting classic on par with Laurence of Arabia and you might just enjoy it even more