Despite its flaws, I did love it.

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2005)

I was a huge critic of Episode I and II because I loved the original trilogy so much and I really felt like George Lucas was just phoning it in.
This movie certainly has its flaws. The dialogue is still pretty poorly written, especially the romantic scenes. Hayden Christensen is still a wooden actor and, occasionally, that rubs off on some of the other actors (especially poor Natalie Portman who is such a good actress but who some horrible lines and just has no chemistry with Christensen).
But about half way through the movie, the story changes, the tone changes, and (perhaps most importantly) they start talking a lot less. This is when the movie starts to rock. Ewan McGregor is awesome, and the character of Obi-Wan is so interesting. Meanwhile, this movie is a worthy Episode III. It is not as good as the original trilogy, but it is certainly the best of the new trilogy and it is a very interesting way to connect the two. The story is well executed and the special effects are very well done. It is truly an amazing movie, visually. The story makes you look at the original trilogy and especially the character of Darth Vader differently.