A lovely visualisation of the book.

Rating: 8/10 (18 November 2011)

Breaking Dawn is my favorite of the four books. This is a good film of the book, delightfully capturing the essence of the first half with little detour from the source. I was pleased enough to see it in two consecutive sessions today. There's a generous sprinkling of humor amid the drama and the story sprinted to make the two hours seems very short. I could have happily sat longer for a more detailed exploration of the characters and their relationships, especially amongst the wolves. I can't imagine what people will experience without knowing the saga fairly well beforehand. I've read some negative reviews and find it amusing that anyone not caring for the previous films would see this... more fool them. My thanks to the cast and crew for bringing the book to life on the screen. I wish part 2 wasn't so far away.