The only good prequel

Rating: 7/10 (22 April 2020)

While Rise of Skywalker nearly ruined its own trilogy, Revenge of the Sith nearly save its own. Lucas still doesn't have a real good grasp on story tone or plot tempo (two fairly important things for a director to control), he manages to create a finale that is not only far-and-away the most inventive and fun of the prequels, it's actually just good old-fashioned escapism. Performances are better (even Christensen), & the political thematics are gripping ("So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause.")