Revenge of the Sith

Revenge of the Sith (2005) – Thus the neutering of Vader concludes: this is a big enough story that even this barely competent, potential-squandering execution is going to be worthwhile, but all the fancy lightsaber duels in the world can’t make up for bad storytelling (the last thirty minutes make for an utterly feeble, intelligence-insulting transition to the classic trilogy); the dialogue is still awful, and except for McDiarmid and McGregor, it’s wooden acting across the board again; the stupidity is less flagrant and Christiansen is somewhat less terrible, but never for one minute will I believe that this clueless, whiny kid is Darth Vader. 5