Bingowings said:
As loose story concepts I would agree with much of what that article says.
This is why George should have handed the basic story elements to a writer and handed the final script to a better director of actors.
He could then have done what he does best organising the art department, editing action sequences, giving direction to the special effects unit.
There is potential in the concepts of the PT, just as there was potential in the concept of ongoing Special Editions of the original trilogy (not as replacements but as alternate flavours of the already existing films).
George is not the sort of person who should try to do everything.
He should have recognised his weaknesses and only played his strengths.
Instead we have a bizarre set of films with a split personality that wants to be a childish slapstick cartoon while also being a violent political parable.
George hasn't got the chops for either job let alone both at the same time.
This exactly.