Come on, these movies are just fun!

Rating: 7/10 (13 July 2010)

If you were a fan of the books (which by the way have a good story, but are very poorly written), then you will like the movies. These characters are supposed to be melodramatic. That's the point.. it's fantasy and it's fun. It has romance, action, attractive people, and they are entertaining.
I am not a big Kristen Stewart fan and she is really what detracts from the movies. She is not Bella Swan, she is just Kristin Stewart acting sad or worried or attempting to have a personality. She uses the same mannerisms to express emotion in everything I have seen her in. The book Bella is a much brighter character despite the darkness in which she finds herself. I just want to shake Stewart sometimes.. please demonstrate something other than forced reaction to the surroundings. The guys are good and I can't really imagine other actors playing those characters. Edward is supposed to be tortured and emotive and Jake is supposed to have a serious anger management problem and be completely okay with it. Pretty spot on really.
All the critique aside, this is romantic fantasy at it's best. It is utterly non-reality related and provides a superb break from the mundane. I think especially for women, it catapults us into one of the most delicious imaginary worlds ever... the two most perfect yet forbidden men completely in love with us and willing to fight to the death if necessary. Come on, that's just money right there and I'll take another bite of that apple thank you very much.