Strong finish to a epic

Rating: 8/10 (9 August 2005)

Completing the cycle of Star WArs films is this offering,which offers the last pieces of the puzzle that is the Skywalker family dynasty. Anakin Skywalker's tilt to the dark side,merely hinted in the first two films,becomes plainly evident as this film digs in.
If one were looking for something more paced realistically in terms of character development in this movie,one would be a fool. This is MEANT to take leaps in logic,where the once true-hearted Ani(HAyden Christensen,looking more like MArk HAmill here,not a coincidence) becomes so enraged with the force that he goes to the dark side,much to the great horror of his mentor Obi-Wan(Ewan MacGreggor,sounding more like Sir Alec Guiness,also not a coincidence,his relationship with Padme(Natalie Portman,with not much to do,kinda resembling CArrie Fisher,natch)seems to be on the breaking point and the Sith is Marshalling forces to take over the galaxy. Throw in the near-pointless dialog,plenty of CGI crafted dogfight and light saber scenes, Samuel L.Jackson's Mace Windu kicking *ss(and remaining relatively low-key in the process) and Ian McDiarmid adding the right amount of menace as Emperor Palpatine and you have the complete George Lucas offering. A full plate of a summer blockbuster!
This film needs no pretenses. It is summer entertainment,pure and simple.