Outstanding work with one glairing exception.

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2005)

As with the earlier works, the need to follow up Sir Alec Guinness with another actor with a British accent sets a very high bar and much is asked of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi to pull this off. His performance is again adequate, if not inspiring, and serves the film well. Visually stunning, this episode really does an excellent job of bringing everything full-circle. Ms. Portman's work is truly wonderful, but in contrast to Christensen's as the adult Anakin Skywalker serves only to point up how lacking his performance is, particularly in his ability (or lack thereof) to sell his turn to the Dark Side - though, in fairness, the script holds some responsibility for this as well. As Anakin's conversion into Darth Vader is the central thrust of the film, to see it handled in such an awkward manner is nothing short of shocking. Still, entirely worth seeing - in fact, not to be missed - it will "bring you home."