Good not great

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2005)

Being a large economy sized nerd I saw the midnight opening. I found the action to be excellent and it is a far better film than Episode I. That being said I thought there were a number of holes in the story and I thought that much of the plot was too simplified. I felt like Anakin's relationships all seemed forced, that his turn to the dark side was unbelievable at best (actually more laughable), and that storyline was rushed at times to crowd in more action. Of the three new films I'd say two was the most enjoyable, but this is a decent installment. The weak point here was definitely the writing with some of the acting also being a bit weak.
Anakin's journey from the Jedi to Sith is too abbreviated, his motivation seems insufficient, and his first act as a Sith is more heinous than anything Darth Vader ever did in the three original films from a point of sheer hands on up close evil.