Ending to a topsy turvy franchise

Rating: 5/10 (3 April 2015)

Rating-5/10
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2 is the final instalment in the five film franchise about vampires and werewolves. Now this one truly is the end of a series that isn't all that good and really not consistent either, going from average at the top to very poor at the bottom. Will this be remembered in years to come, of course, but still badly reviewed, well of course.
There are way too many new characters In this and not only are certain characters not allowed to finish what they started, they also are never explored as the running time dips under 2 hours, but to be fair any longer and even more dullness would set in. The main cast seem to be getting poorer, Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner all do not improve with only Lautner managing to not be worse than before. The new cast are also not that great and with the addition of Michael SheenÂ… well still he doesn't show up to the show.
It really isn't directed all that well, it gets better toward the end of the movie but starts off horrible and really drags the lifeless plot from Breaking Dawn-Part 1 in. Now Bill Condon the director may not be all at fault here, it may just be the source material and could be the reason it feels awkward and sometimes as if there actually isn't a director involved. Overall Condon does it poorly anyway, he just couldn't change the series enough.
The script is also a poor thing, but yet again it seems to improve upon the ending of the film, but still poor and really needed a lot of changes from the book, Mellissa Rosenberg does not adapt well at all. Also I will add that yet again the book may be the fault of the script completely, it feels like the words are straight from the page, and having someone else imagine the scenes just makes it awkward for all.
This film had too much usage of special effects and when characters literally are just an effect, you know it is out of hand. All credit to the effects at the end as for the third time the ending saves any shatter of respect this movie can try to cling to. I think although the budget does get well used on the effects, it just feels too much and in some scenes with large landscapes or vampires using special powers, it just look ridiculous.
I felt with part 2 the romance that really is one of the driving forces behind the movies has gone and very little is actually displayed that brings warmth. I think it just feels again there is that word, awkward, and it never gets to the point where people can envy Edward and Bella's relationship. On that note a lot of the warmth is missing here, the niceness of the panorama and settings are not fully explored and you also don't truly get to say bye to characters in it from film one.
Overall I felt it was maybe safely below average but really not too far from going down to poor, with the ending as I have mentioned just letting it slide into 5. The movie won't convert ardent haters of Twilight and certainly won't entertain those less in tuned to it, but for the many many fans it should please and cap off a film series that although vastly flawed, can still be enjoyed.