Somewhat disappointing sequel to Star Wars classic

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 1999)

Sequel to Star Wars starts out hot, becomes talky and loses steam in plot entanglements. Was it really necessary for Darth Vader to be Luke's father to make this work? Does that make Alec Guinness a liar (heaven forbid) in Star Wars, when he describes Luke's father? Is there any reason to make a movie of this "magnitude" and expect your viewers to wait two years to find out what happens? At that point, do we care what happens? No, yes, no, and not as much as we did before.