depressing Bella, for fans only

Rating: 5/10 (28 June 2015)

Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is turning 18 and she's haunted about growing old while Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) stays the same. The Cullens throw her a party but Jasper gets overwhelmed by her blood. Edward refuses to turn her and the Cullens leave town. Mike tries to woo Bella. She starts to spend time with Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and discovers that some of his tribe turn into werewolves. In despair, she starts risking her life for glimpses of Edward. After a particularly dangerous stunt, Jacob tells Edward that Bella is dead. Edward decides to end it all with the help of the Volturi, a powerful vampire coven in Italy, led by Aro (Michael Sheen). Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) brings Bella to rescue Edward. The Volturi discovers that Bella is immune to their powers and Alice saves them by promising to converted her.
The dialogue is horrible. Every line is like something written by a high school kid. Bella is unrelentingly depressed from the very beginning. It's a continuation for the franchise which will be fine for fans. For everybody else, it's a slow slide into irrelevance. There is minor interest in Jacob versus Edward. However it's not done that well. Taylor Lautner's acting abilities resides mainly with his chest. It's not a good movie but it'll do for fans.