Two precious hours of my life wasted forever

Rating: 2/10 (22 November 2009)

After the awful first installment, I hoped the change of director and the richer budget would help this saga to have a respectable film version. God, I was wrong.
New Moon is a big disappointment. It feels rushed when the audience should understand what's going on, and very slow and boring when the movie needed a cut-down. But the sad thing is that it's funny, utterly funny, when it should be serious: people laughed badly at some Alice and Edward's lines, and I couldn't stand Bella and Edward scenes together: they are sloppy and ridiculous, acted hideously by Stewart and Pattinson, who never change expression and say a word per minute. I even didn't like Ashley Greene this time, and the Volturis and other Cullens appear too little, and that's a shame.
The best actor this time is Taylor Lautner: his smile enlightens the screen and he can be very promising, if he picks interesting roles.
Chris Weitz does what he can, but he has to cope with a bad screenplay so he isn't given lot to improve the film: well, the action improves but the whole Victoria subplot is overlooked and this will be no good for Eclipse development, because the third chapter is entirely focused on Victoria's chase.
All in all, stay home and save money