I have to let you know I have a wife and three daughters, which is why I am even aware The Twilight Saga exists.

Rating: 6/10 (21 February 2012)

Okay, I have to let you know I have a wife and three daughters, which is why I am even aware The Twilight Saga exists. To my chagrin, I have seen all the movies, and on a scale of one to ten, I give them a six at the most. These are not the vampires and werewolves we grew up with, but the Gothic romance style of the stories appears to be appealing to many people, or else why make the movies in the first place. The special effects are probably the most appealing aspect of the film. The transformation of the tribal members to wolves is interesting and very smooth. The scenery is beautiful, and the photography is exceptional. As to the acting, well, I doubt if anyone at the academy is looking to give any Oscars away, but the actors are sufficient in a melodramatic way. I personally thought I was watching a soap opera, and not feature length film. All that being said, I think, much like the Harry Potter series, the purpose of extending this final film in the series to two episodes is more financial than artistic, and the action suffers for it. Little more than a wedding, a honeymoon, a pregnancy, and  well, that would be telling. Rated PG-13, so the little ones will best be in bed, but the teenage girls will eat it up.