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The return of the Jedi is a mixed bag for quite a lot of people, people are quite divided as to ether this entry in the franchise is actually any good. I'm on the side that that thinks that this film is very good, while it may not be as dark or gritty as The Empire Strikes Back or the fact that it does not possess the novelty that A New Hope had it does not fail to disappoint. I'm not saying that some parts are not weak, but it is not by any stretch a bad film.

This time around the focus of the story is very much on a few specific characters, rather than all of them. One character that I really felt that should have had more screen time was Han Solo, who is missed for quite a few scenes throughout the film. Another reason that this film is slightly lacking is that has repeated many elements form the first two films, rather than a new story focus. (Another death star assault and another visit to Dagobah) Although this does sound like a slight turn off after the first two entries of the franchise, it is still a great film which capture all the fun and magic from the first two films. It may not be as deep, emotional or dark as the last film, but it's still tremendous amounts of fun to watch and brings an incredibly satisfying end to one of the greatest film series of all time.

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This film has quite frequently been accused of being a Tarantino rip-off, while the film does quite obviously take quite a bit of inspiration from his films, it does it in a fresh way that acts more of an homage than a rip off.

All of the characters this film are incredibly diverse but typical of a film this styled all of the characters a very over-the-top and manic. The craziest of this ensemble of characters is Paul Smecker (Played by Willem Dafoe), who's incredibly crime scene explorations and general antics make for an insane and quite brilliant character. The non linear crime scenes are made by his character, adding to this already incredibly interesting story mechanic.

The script plays about with a non-linear story telling which works very well in this format, the crime scene investigations are done in a way which shows you the aftermath,the crime-scene, the police investigating, counting bodies, etc. After/as the police come up with theories to the crime, we see the actual scene, of the brothers going through with the crime. While some plot elements from the script are quite undeveloped and some parts feel forced and unrealistic (for example the Il Duce plot) causing the film to get a little lost at times.

The cinematography is nothing too new but is quite interesting and highly stylised, which adds a new depth to the film which makes it much more interesting and so entertaining to watch.

While the film is very stylised and sometimes may lose itself in this, but does provide a thoroughly entertaining experience and makes for quite an engaging film.

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I think the critics were unjustified in the incredible criticism of this film, it definitively deserved more than a 33 meta score, so my first point on this film is that is sorely underrated.

While the some of the characters are obviously quite bland due to the nature of the story and premise, but John Preston's transformation throughout the film is incredibly interesting to watch. I felt that this and American Psycho have been Christian bales most interesting performances. I will not go into detail but the most heart wrenching and pivotal moments of the film (The Dog scene) allowed Bale to show the full range of character.

The cinematography is also quite astounding at times, while a lot of the time the scenery and backdrop is incredibly bland due its dystopian nature, but some of the action set pieces are incredible to watch. One that stood out to me is right at the beginning when Preston bounds into a dark room and the room is lit up with gunfire.

This is one of the more interesting dystopain premises, it takes place in a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal. While this does run the risk of the film being boring or dis-interesting due to lack of character development but it is pulled off in such a way that ever moment is just as gripping as the last. The finale of the film however feels a little rushed but all ties together rather nicely in the end, which would be one of the only issues I have with eh script of the film.

I throughout recommend this film to anyone who is interested in quite a fresh action film with an incredibly interesting new premise. While some may dismiss it as a Matrix clone, it's much much more than that and this is one of the reasons I feel that this film was dismissed so readily.

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