I wanted to like this one...

Rating: 2/10 (9 December 2014)

...but it was just too much.
The movies in this franchise just got worse and worse. Probably because the books did as well. I have some serious issues with the twilight books including but not limited to the message that it sends to teenagers. Mrs. Meyer has written a book that makes young people think that physical and emotional abuse, obsessive behavior and manipulation are acceptable parts of a relationship (romantic or not) and the majority of her readers adore her for it. How this became one of the most successful book-series is beyond me.
Now, the film...
The plot is flawed and told very poorly. The writers of this script dropped the ball big time. I know they tried to be faithful to the book but it was painfully boring and contrived. Ugh, the dialog is awful.
Kristen Stewart's acting is bland and emotionless, at no point is she believable as a mother. She reminds me of how I feel when babysitting a child for the first time. The relationship between Bella and Renesmee is awkward at best. The casting of Renesmee could have been better. I liked how she looked but felt she was too old. In the books she's supposed to be aprox. as tall as a three year old and Mackenzie Foy reaching to Stewart's shoulder just made the whole thing even more unbelievable. Robert Pattinson seems to know he's in a crap movie saying crap lines but embraces it. Like Michael Sheen, he doesn't take his character too seriously and I like them for that. Taylor Lautner proved again that he's mainly there to run around without a shirt. The other actors didn't have much to work with and looked bored at times. They mostly just stood there looking pretty.
I had hoped that the film would at least look good and have some decent CGI but even that was too much to ask for. They have had 3 films to practice with the wolves and still they couldn't do it right. The vampire speed thing looked weird and that baby was just creepy.
The only thing they did right in my opinion was the massive fight scene. I was pleased that they took a risk and then disappointed when it turned out to be a vision. Seriously? Wat a cop-out.
I give one star for Pattinson and Sheen who made me grin and one for the fight scene.