Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Critic Reviews

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USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Even for non-fans, Revenge of the Sith is engrossing, and fans of the series will likely be over the moon -- and into another galaxy -- with this film.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

This is by far the best film in the more recent trilogy, and also the best of the four episodes Mr. Lucas has directed. That's right (and my inner 11-year-old shudders as I type this): it's better than "Star Wars."Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

What a shock when George Lucas finds his footing and the saga once again takes hold.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Revenge was supposed to be the one that really socked it to us, about Anakin's almost biblical fall from grace. But the movie never rises to its powerful occasion.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Only now can we truly step back and admire the full tapestry that it has taken George Lucas and his ILM wizards nearly three decades to weave.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

The scenery, effects and balletic, iconic combats are perfectly wonderful, but there's an emotional black hole where the hero should be.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

Though Sith finally finds some life in the old saga, was it worth it in the end? Did we have to go through all that to get back where we began?Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

The most energetic of the prequels, the only one at all worth watching. But that doesn't mean it is without the weaknesses that scuttled its pair of predecessors. Quite the contrary.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

The final episode of George Lucas' cinematic epic "Star Wars" ends the six-movie series on such a high note that one feels like yelling out, "Rewind!" Yes, rewind through more than 13 hours of bravery, treachery, new worlds, odd creatures and human frailty.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie drags.Read the full review

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