You may as well read the book - the movie's just for people who can't read.

Rating: 3/10 (31 May 2012)

One would expect that after the success of the first three films- and the third one especially- that the fourth and part one to the final installment to what is now soon to be- a complete twilight quintology, would be in much more better hands, and especially after the praise for breaking dawn. Let's ignore the fact that it's been pointlessly split into two.
There's now zero chemistry completely, almost like Edward and Bella are exhausted of putting on a show. Speaking of which, the sex scene was a little awkward - y'know, the one that got unintentional laughs. Though Jacob does good in keeping his trap shut- no more whining from him now, he's finally an adult. Bella and Edward however, couldn't be any less mature than when this whole thing started. The acting is O.K, although Billy Burke probably still is the greatest actor here. Effortlessely, he portrays Charlie, the slightly confused father, who seems a little under the blanket. And if anybody else calls this inability to act, they are mistaken.
It's when anybody speaks, is when it really turns to stone. The script is repulsive, weak, stating the obvious, and would probably get a better review from many others if this were a silent film. Some actors, like Taylor Launter per say, who finally picked up their act and ACTED, didn't get very much lines. The sentences were shorted, which only created even more confusion- how does Edward REALLY feel about cutting Bella open? How does Carlisle explain to Edward how to cut open his wife's stomach in the midst of ectasizing pain?
There's also zero storyline. Yep, it's a reality show. We're following around two newly weds whilst they bicker amongst themselves about the pros and cons of having a metaphorically demonic child -how do they even know the baby's going to be a threat? It also raises some questions from the Quilliete point of view; What's so bad about a baby hybrid? The length of life time is stretched over aging four years at a time- although the movie doesn't tell you this, so how is the audience supposed to pick it up?
After all this, the audience needs an orgasm. There's nothing to be excited about here. Very much like the fight scene between Harry and Ron in Deathly Hallows part one - once you expect two best friends to beat the living out of each other, they end up - wait for it - pushing each other around. This film definitely pushed each other around. We needed to see the impact of two sides finally going head on, after about a hundred years of keeping the mitts - or paws - off each other.
Overall, a dumb addition to what we though was a healing movie saga. Don't bother wasting your time, you'd get thrice the thrill and excitement reading two chapters of the book that this abortion adapted itself from.