Very Disappointing!

Rating: 4/10 (3 July 2010)

First off let me say, I am a TwiHard! I have read every book, purchased every soundtrack, and watched every film. I love the series and I think Stephanie Meyer is a genius! That is why I am so disappointed with this movie.
It seems to me that the director didn't care anything about following the storyline in the books at all! This movie jumps from scene to scene as if it was a freight train barreling through. No time to develop any plot; just get to the next scene so we can get this over with.
There were THREE main points in the book that were vital to the story and to the next installment of Breaking Dawn:
One; Rosalie's background story and her wish to have a baby of her own.
Two; Jasper's background story and his ties to the Southern Vampire Clans.
Three; the bonding between Jacob and Edward on the mountainside when they were trying to protect Bella from freezing to death.
The director rushed through all of these as though they were nothing more than side stories instead of intricate parts of the bigger picture.
It seems that the only thing this director was shooting for was the fight scene between the Cullens, werewolves, and the newborns and he didn't even get THAT right! What's up with the breaking heads off like pieces of rock? Stephanie made it clear that the vampires were "hard as granite" NOT MADE OF GRANITE!!!! If it wasn't so sad it would be laughable.
In the book the fight between Edward and Victoria was a really big deal and she was much more difficult to kill but in the movie, she lasts about 2 minutes (if that long) before Edward breaks her head off! Ridiculous!
My favorite book of the series is Breaking Dawn. I only hope that they get a director and screenwriter who have actually READ THE BOOKS and understand the relationship between the characters before they ruin that one too! It is so sad...