Sorry for the apparent lack of progress, I've been rather busy with school exams and such. However, I do have some news for those of you who are interested in this project. I finally found the time to watch my edit from start to finish, and am, unfortunately, not satisfied with the end result.
While the first and third acts of the film work great, the second one does not. Some scenes are too short, and things move by a bit too rapidly. On the other hand, the inclusion of the "Plot to destroy the Jedi" scene works even better than I had originally anticipated, as it makes Anakin's turn much more plausible.
I also discovered that Marvolo was right all along about the scene in Padme's apartment. It does feel out of place. I still haven't figured out what to do with it, as I'd rather not remove it outright, although it does at the very least need some trimming to make it work.
Instead of trying to salvage the current version of the edit, I think I'll start from scratch, duplicating the parts that work and figure out something new for the parts that don't.
As I said, I'm rather busy with other things at the moment, so I don't know when I'll get this done, but I'll try to keep you guys updated.