The force is with final Star Wars

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2005)

With "Revenge of the Sith" director George Lucas does a fine job of tying together the old and new trilogies of the Star Wars series. This film is definitely the strongest of the most recent three, and measures up nicely with Return of the Jedi, though not quite as strong as "A New Hope" or "Empire Strikes Back".
The special effects are mesmerizing and so is the action. I loved the simultaneous duels featuring Yoda, Palpatine, Obi Wan and Anakin. And Samuel Jackson goes out in a much better way than he did in Deep Blue Sea.
Yes, the acting is still not very good. McGregor and McDiarmid are solid. Portman seems a little better than in "Clones" Hayden Christensen looks cool, but still can't act for crap. But who cares? Star Wars isn't famous for its acting, it's famous for a timeless story of good v. evil as well as mind-blowing special effects. The acting in the original trilogy wasn't exactly Oscar worthy either. Granted it wasn't nearly as bad as Christensen, but come on now. In closing, this movie is really a blast, and I'm certainly sorry to see the end of this terrific collection of films. Thanks to Lucas for a lifetime's worth of memories of a galaxy far, far away.