Bit disappointing...

Rating: 5/10 (16 November 2011)

I adore Twilight, loved the books & the movies so far. However, I am very glad that it has been so long since I read Breaking Dawn, as I was disappointed with this movie as it stood. It was too slow & too simplistic for my taste.
Just as the pace starts to pick up, the movie ends! So I loved the last 10 minutes or so. The rest? Enjoyable but not fantastic. I was ready to be blown away but I wasn't. My expectations were just too high.
I think this film suffered from producers' greed. With some good editing, the first half of the movie could have been trimmed down enough so the book was encompassed in one movie instead of two, albeit a much longer one. No question that wouldn't have been as big a cash cow of course! And money is the name of the game.
I also found Stephanie Meyer's cameo at the wedding gratuitous. What an ego! She looked like she was giving the union her benevolent blessing. Pleeeeease!