Watchwable Set-up for Part 2

Rating: 5/10 (13 February 2012)

Edward (Pattinson) and Bella (Stewart) marry and deal with the consequences of a marriage between Vampire and human. The Werewolves want to kill Bella's baby because they believe it is a demon.
The first story in this Vampire series was, perhaps, the best. The sequels just made a lot money and didn't progress as we had anticipated. Hey, we had high hopes. Didn't happen.
What kept this series alive were the questions: Will Bella marry Edward, or Werewolf Jacob (Lautner)? If she marries Edward, will he turn her into a Vampire? If they have a baby what will it be: Vampire or human? If she marries Jacob, then what? And, will Bella's family ever find out what is really going on? Will we?
Anyone who watches this Part 1 will immediately see that the story was stretched out waiting for Part 2 when we suspect many things will happen to conclude this saga. Witness the wedding, which went on for too long and where the dialogues were stilted and slow as lines were mouthed as though the characters were rehearsing them. And, the honeymoon also went on for too long and anyone could tell Bella was not a happy camper.
The wedding and the honeymoon took up about half of the movie and both could be termed "awkward." As we watched, we kept asking: what is going on here?
A spark of life comes on the scene when Jacob appears and the movie picks up some. When the Werewolves make their appearance, we could see the CGI wasn't as good as in previous episodes. We were not amused.
This Part 1 is just a setup for Part 2 when everything will come full circle, hopefully. Also the acting performances were disappointing all around. Not good. We expected better after all this time.
However, the very last scene in here tells us that Part 2 will be a real EYE-OPENER. Let's hope.
Violence: Yes. Sex: Yes, but this too was awkward and nothing is seen. Nudity: Partial. No frontal. Language: No.
Rating: C (5/10)