a pleasant surprise

Rating: 7/10 (21 May 2005)

After the first two episodes, I went into this film with about as low expectations as possible. The first 20 minutes met these lowered expectations, as cheesy dialogue, illogic (if Obi-Wan can move heavy objects using the Force, then why couldn't he shoo away those little destructo- droids from the wings of his ship in the opening sequence?), vomit-inducing romance, etc. prevailed.
But the middle section of the film proved to be quite intriguing. I give Lucas a lot of credit for developing Vader as an anti-hero, giving us the motivations for his actions as something quite sympathetic. The texture of Vader's story, along with the relentless nature of the dark side made for quite an engaging and entertaining view.
On a side note, my girlfriend and I tried to get into the film but couldn't find tickets, and we saw a great little indie film called "19 Revolutions" while we waited for the 10:00 show. It was a great evening, juxtaposing the grandeur of "Sith" with a no-budget indie. Gave value to the scale of cinema, and "Sith" indeed deserves to be called such!