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Lucas’ notorious prequels got better as they went, if not by a whole lot. Here, he offered a credible version of Anakin Skywalker’s surrender to the Dark Side — albeit one that ends in a truly risible “Nooooo!” of grief and rage. Elsewhere, the few cast members left standing with their dignity (hats off to our once and hopefully future Obi-Wan, Ewan McGregor) managed, in the closing scenes, to conjure the air of defeat and gloom that would plague the galaxy until baby Luke grew up and met two trouble-making droids.
Read THR‘s review here.
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