The Force Is Strong With The CG Effects, But Lacking In The Acting

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2005)

The "final" episode of Star Wars is most definitely an improvement upon the other two prequels. The movie was well put together explaining Anakin Skywalkers descent to the dark side yet it was full of poorly planned dialogue, lack of chemistry between the two youths, and unconvincing acting on their parts. Whenever Hayden Christiansen and Natalie Portman were together on screen I cringed in anticipation of their poorly delivered lines. Fortunately the movie was able to overcome this inhibiting factor by throwing together an array of special effects and a brilliantly put together musical score. The action was the most amazing of any of the Star Wars movies, yet I still longed for the clever exchanges between Han Solo and Princess Leia which were mostly improvised by the actors, but memorable none-the-less. Though the love scenes were horrific, the CG scenes more than made up for them making Revenge of the Sith an interesting conclusion to the Star Wars saga.