Two Words: Soap Opera

Rating: 5/10 (31 May 2005)

I saw "Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith" yesterday. Going in, I felt like an abused wife who keeps going back to her abusive husband. Episode 1 sucked. Episode 2 was tolerable, but it could have been so much better. Episode 3? "It's going to be different this time," I told myself. "It's going to be like it was when we first met." (Insert bitch slap here) I can sum up my review in two words: soap opera. The visual effects are outstanding. The acting is atrocious at times. Hayden Christensen makes convincing faces when he's supposed to be angry/enraged; however, once he opens his mouth, ham is spewed out. His exchanges with Natalie Portman are straight out of "Days Of Our Lives". Jimmy Smits, like in Episodes 1 and 2, is worthless... this time with more speaking parts. Any Jedi Knight that is not a main character is a wuss; they die off like gnats. I did appreciate Ian McDiarmid's performance as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/The Emperor, and Ewan McGregor was pretty good until his dialog preceding the showdown with the newly crowned Lord Vadar. If you must go see this movie, check out a matinée.