Great movie but mediocre acting

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2005)

The movie was entertaining. Unfortunately the acting was mediocre at best. Hayden Christensen can not act; his facial expressions did not reflect the emotions of his words. I have seen other movies with Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman or Samuel L. Jackson and their skills have shined. Quite frankly Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher were more believable and expressed better emotion in their Star Wars movies.
It really was evident that Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Samuel L. Jackson were seriously subduing their acting skills so as not to over shadow Hayden Christensen. I honestly believe that if George Lucas would have enlisted a better young male actor such as Heath Ledger or one of the other young male actors of the same level as Heath we would have seen a much better movie.
I was 11 when the first Star Wars came out and I have seen and loved them all. I have read almost every Star Wars book ever published. The Star Wars saga will always have a place in my heart.
If you go see this movie, look for the artistic content, story line, action and special effects. But don't look for exceptional acting and dialog, you wont find it. As a nice night out I would recommend it and I will buy it on DVD as soon as it come out, but I do believe it could have been a better movie with a different Anakin Skywalker.