Liked it for what it is

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2005)

ROTS is a nice conclusion to the legacy of Darth Vader and Luke Skywaker. While wrapping things up and answering some questions for the viewer, the things that made the original movies great, were a bit hooky but added some nostalgia. The kids will probably like this movie as there is enough action to keep them entertained, but the melodrama in many cases can really slow the pace of the movie. As far as acting goes, the veteran actors like Ewan Mcgregor and Samuel L. Jackson unfortunately shows the lack of skills and depths of the new comers like Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen, but hey Mcgregor and Jackson were green once too. It seems Christensen was playing the part just like Lucas would have been telling him to, but he really needed to move past the Lucas idolizing, and in time he probably will. Overall have to say I liked the movie for what it is, a conclusion to 30 years of questions about who is who and how they got to be where they were.