Cheesy, but undeniably entertaining. It's probably my favorite Twilight film

Rating: 7/10 (3 December 2013)

(Credit IMDb) As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.
I'm not a Twilight Junkie. I'm not on Team Edward, Team Jacob, Team Bella, or any other silly stuff like that. If you're one of those people reading this review, skedaddle! I do blame the Twilight franchise for making crazy teenagers think that this is what vampires is all about, but I'm far from a hater. The first Twilight gets blander each time you watch it. New Moon is a bit more fun, and Breaking Dawn Part 1 was at least well done for the most part. I truly feel Eclipse is the best movie of the series. While New Moon really started Bella & Jacob's feelings for one another, this movie explores it even further. I've always felt Bella & Jacob had far more chemistry with each other. Robert Pattinson is a decent actor, but his Edward Cullen character was inferior to Jacob's in my opinion. I've never read any of the books, but Bella & Jacob are far more interesting together. As decent as New Moon was, it was a bit too serious in my opinion at times. This actually has some goofy humor, which serves this movie well. Kristen Stewart is considered laconic to many, she gets plenty of meme's made about her lack of emotion on the internet, but I think she's one of the best actresses in Hollywood. Watch stuff like Cake Eaters, Yellow Handkerchief, Welcome to The Riley's, Speak, among other things, and you'll see I'm right. She's solid as usual as Bella, but some of the stuff she does made my eyes roll. She kisses Jacob because she is torn between him & Edward. She is rather promiscuous. If I was either one of them, I'd say "Sorry, hunny. You're on your own!" It made me laugh, don't get me wrong, but it makes it hard to root for Bella as a character. Robert Pattinson is OK, and has much more screen time in this one. That's either a good, or a bad thing, depending on who you are. Taylor Lautner has some natural charm to him. He isn't necessarily a great actor, but he does have semblance of charisma. He has more to play with as well. The rest of the cast range from adequate to solid
Final Thoughts: It's cheesy as hell, but I enjoyed. There! I said it! I always give credit where credit is due, and I always try to give films a fair chance. This is entertaining, if nothing else
7/10