A lousy screenplay, but top quality acting and directing save this from being a flop!

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2010)

This was without a doubt the absolute best of the series so far. However, the screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg was absolutely dreadful and to be frank this woman can write good at all. The actors fell a little flat because of the screenplay. The acting was good and the leads were very convincing. The directing of the film was great and the romance between the triangle of Jacob, Edward and Bella was nicely done by the director. It did need more humph though and that again is a short coming of Melissa Rosenberg.
There great scenes of comedic value that Billy Burke with Kirsten Stewart had. The scene where they talk about how Bella is a virgin is highly amusing and after Bella hits Jacob for kissing her, the scene with Charlie, Jacob, Edward and Bella is funny. The pace of the film is quite good and the final fight scene with the wolves is handled incredibly well, this was the only real highlight of the screenplay.