It's not right, but its OK.

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2009)

Chris Weitz doesn't seem to take thesource material quite as seriously as Catherine Hardwicke did, so thedull, grainy trying-to-look-edgy photography is gone, and the filmmakers seem to be having more fun with the Volturi, who are immensely entertaining in a campy kind of way. There is also a wonderful sequence where Bella Swann is under water and in more danger than she realizes.
Unfortunately, we don't meet the Volturi until nearly two thirds through the movie, and that little water sequence is a very brief scene in a movie that's more than 2 hours long. For the rest of the film, we have to deal with the supremely mopey Kristen Stewart as, who has turned in fine performances in films such as "Into the Wild" and "Adventureland", but here is playing below her pay-grade. After Edward breaks up with her, she decides her life is over and mopes for what feels like an eternity. This isn't particularly interesting or entertaining. In Twilight, Edward and Bella's romance seemed to be utterly miserable. THere were very few moments of happiness between them, making their infatuation harder to swallow. In New Moon, there are attempts to show that Bella and Edward actually enjoy each other's company, but for the most part they are horribly cheesy (such as a scene where they are jogging together in slow-mo) Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black is charismatic and sweet, but this is undermined by Bella's depression. It's hard (and depressing) to believe that such a "winner" would be devoted to anyone so self-involved. And the fact that he takes of his shirt at any and every opportunity, however contrived, makes it clear that this isn't a movie for discerning audiences, but super soft core porn for female audiences (not that that's a bad thing in and of itself, but it certainly detracts from the supposedly "intense" narrative). In conclusion, this is definitely an improvement on its predecessor and there are some good things, but they are too few and far between to merit a viewing in the cinema.