The first half of the movie is too disjointed and that hurts overall character development because the first half of the movie is kinda wasted for character development in that sense.
The score is also the worst in a Star Wars film.
But it has higher highs than The Force Awakens and it's better than the extra cheesy prequels.
I'd say The Force Awakens is the more "even" film. It's also a war movie so it's "feel" is different from regular Star Wars.
My personal ranking is
Empire > Jedi > A New Hope > Force Awakens > Rogue One > Revenge of the Sith > Phantom Menace > Donnie & Marie Star Wars Special > Attack of the Clones.







