Any other movie with dialouge and storytelling that bad I would have loathed, but since it was Star Wars I'm giving it a pass. If Lucas could have at least tried to get emotion out of his actors I'd have been happy with the horrible dialouge. I'm not blaming the actors (even Hayden) because I know they're capable of better things. If I could have seen one ounce of chemistry between Hayden and Natalie I would have bought Anakin's turn a lot more. He loved her because he kept telling us he loved her not because they convinced us. Ewan and Ian were the only people who seemed to get into character. Alot of the plot resolutions almost seemed like an afterthought (wiping 3PO's memory) rather than a natural part of the story. Despite its shortcomings, I did enjoy the movie. Its just frustrating that in the hands of a more capable director it could have been so much better.