Darkness descends spectacularly

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2005)

After the two previous attempts by George Lucas to tell the Star Wars tale I was a little sceptical about seeing the Revenge of the Sith. And so going into the screening I was consciously looking out for the faults that dogged the other movies on a regular basis. But rest-assured this time Lucas delivers, sure there are clunky moments but the story powers on at such a pace you find yourself caught up in the demise of the republic. By the end, the story has plunged so far into darkness you want to go home and whack A New Hope in the DVD player just to reassure yourself that the good guys win after all. And so unlike any of the other films in the series "Revenge" leaves a sadness in the air that even a Frozen Han Solo cannot compare to.