Originally posted by: THX
They were all pretty bad. Some actors (Hamill, Fisher, Ford) can handle less direction than others. Lloyd & Christensen were awful. McGregor seemed better by comparison but really wasn't good. Neeson was okay. Ian McDiarmid was the best in TPM & AOTC, but had some major cringe moments in ROTS. Overall, Christopher Lee was my favorite. He would've made a good emperor (in ESB & ROTJ).

But sadly, his was another character that was just underdeveloped. Sure, he was the best developed of the apprentices, but is that really saying a lot? He just sort of pops out of nowhere in AOTC and is introduced as this man of mystery. Is he the bad guy? Or has he found enlightenment? Did he order the clones? So much unexplained about not only his motives but who he really is, other than a former Jedi who traded in his robes for a cape. He could have been so interesting.