Better then Twilight, but nonetheless bad

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2009)

After watching 2008 adaptation of the first part of Twilight series, I hardly had any expectations from this film. This film has several new entries in the series - director Chris Weitz, cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, music maestro Alexandre Desplat and notable production designer David Brisbin. But alas, these people were not able to improve the bizarre story of the franchise.
New Moon, starts off with Bella's dream of herself being old, and Edward being young. She is worried that she will lose her beauty, and Edward, being a vampire will remain young forever. Anyway, I won't go further into the story as it is really very dumb and uninteresting.
The film is full of cheesy dialogues, cringe-worthy scenes and over the top acting. Kristen Stewart can't act. Robert Pattinson's acting is as cold as vampire blood. Taylor Lautner is just present in this film to show his six-pack abs. Actors like Michael Sheen were like sunshine in the storm.
Melissa Rosenberg's script is pretty weak. It leads to nowhere. The film itself ends without any conclusion. The new moon ends without turning into full moon.
Only good thing about the film is better cinematography than the previous one. Alexandre Desplat music is too good to be in this film. Visual Effects were better than Twilight, but again, they were never 'very good'.
Overall I think New Moon will be enjoyed by its target audience. Other than that, I think it will fail to impress other range of audiences. It is a film full of clichés, horrible acting and terrible screenplay.
5/10