Lacks in spirit

Rating: 5/10 (8 December 2009)

How I felt...
First off: I liked the first movie quite a bit, so I was expecting a continuation of that... however...
My overview of New Moon
Setting: Very minimal, set in Forks and Italy.
Plot: Guy is here, goes away, Bella is heartbroken, a painfully long time-laps scene, new boy, old boy, new boy, old boy, movie's over.
Character development: painfully absent.
The first movie did a good job of building the characters, but the second one (minus Jacob) built nothing onto these characters.
It was hard to feel sympathy for anyone.
It was slooooooooooooow!!! I really felt they could have included more from the book. The movie covered six months, maybe a year, and if felt that long! I was praying for some action, or a commercial, or SOMETHING to give me a break from what I was watching.
I hate to say it, but the acting was poor. Unless you are going for the eye candy, it is very disappointing to watch the three main characters. The rest of the cast put in a great effort.
I'm just wondering how much the main cast actually cares about this movie anymore. It really feels like they phoned their lines in.
If your standards are not high, or you are just obsessed with Twilight, then you will like this movie. If you care about cinema, you won't. If you are going so you can make out with your partner, props to you!