Definitely better than Twilight

Rating: 6/10 (22 November 2009)

As a fan of the books, I truly enjoyed this adaptation. I might even go as far as saying this is one of the best film adaptations of a novel I have seen. It is almost scary how close this movie stays to the book. It was far superior to Twilight.
The scenes that were changed did not conflict with the story. One of my favorite scenes in the movie, the explanation for Harry's heart attack, was not even in the books. Being a bit of a purist, I normally hate added scenes, but this scene fit so beautifully into Stephenie's original story, I couldn't help but love it.
I also loved the fact that this movie was not tinged in blue. It was wonderful to actually see the colors of Forks and it's inhabitants.
I would love to give this movie a much higher rating, but the acting was still cringe-worthy. I really like Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, I just don't like them in this movie. The acting is way too over the top, which really takes away from the story. I am truly sad that Catherine Hardwicke got to cast these movies.