the best of the Twilight films - but still not great

Rating: 6/10 (20 May 2013)

The Twilight books were a guilty pleasure, I enjoyed them (to a point). I don't pretend they were works of literary genius, or the plot was particularly clever, and don't get me started on sparkles, but they were a diversion and I bought them all and saw all the films (mainly on DVD).
Out of the films, this was my favourite. As most with most of the films - and general comments translate across the franchise - there's not much to it but the interaction/rivalry between Edward and Jacob makes for fun watching, and often quite humorous. The increased interaction with the Quileutes and their mythologies is possibly the most interesting part of the entire five films and there's a lot of it in this film. Bella's increased to-and-fro with all the angst about her future is tiring as her reactions as no less stilted and limited than at the start. You'd think her character would develop. Edward at least has the excuse that he's dead! It's an entertaining film, a big, cinematic piece as with all the others with lovely panoramic scenes, but it's not great.