First 110 minutes below-average, then 30 minutes of sheer magic!

Rating: 5/10 (30 May 2005)

Even though I am a huge Star Wars and Sci-Fi fan, I cannot ignore the first 110 minutes of the movie. Almost the exact feel of Attack of the Clones, with wooden acting, horrible laughable dialog, and twice the CGI needed to tell the story (how I longed for the dogfights of the original movies). All the heart, bravery, and emotion of the first movies is still missing, instead while watching I am constantly aware that actors are standing in front of blue screens, and cannot see what the final product will look like. Again, I yearn for real sets and locations, and I would rather see an elephant in a costume (Banthas) than a CGI lizard any day.
Then like a different movie, the last 30 minutes becomes Star Wars magic, George Lucas does deserve credit for wrapping up the loose ends and pointing us all back to the first movie, now called A New Hope. So it is still a must watch for Star Wars fans, but sadly, is just not that good a movie.