brutal...until the last half

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2011)

i gotta say, im on the fence here. i wanted to like the overall movie much more than i really did. the first half of the movie was soooo bad. awkward camera pauses on bella and edward...terrible acting...cheesy lines. like another reviewer, i face-palmed my forehead a few times in disbelief. i could barely get through it.
the second half of the film was MUCH better - the last 30 minutes being pretty dang good! had my heart racing and i actually felt something while sitting there instead of pure agony. i don't understand why the twilight franchise cant seem to nail down one director and go with it. this film actually felt like it was filmed by two separate directors who didn't know how to work together at all. i was blown away. either way, i probably will end up seeing it again..wishing i could fast forward to the end of the movie. dang. its too bad they cant make one really good movie out of all 4 books. each one has serious issues. i don't know why i like these movies at all but its the girl in me i guess....
in the end, go see it! you know you want to even if it is painful in parts!