A Review From The Middle

Rating: 6/10 (21 November 2009)

I call this a review from the middle because i am neither one of the legions of twi-hards or one of the people who hate the series without reason. Yes i have read the novels but i actually found Stephanie Meyer to lack writing ability, although i still found the books enjoyable Personally for me this movie was better than Twilight, which i gave 6/10. Of the actors in the film i feel Kristen Stewart does very well in playing Bella in the darkest part of her life where she is abandoned by Edward, and Robert Pattinson also does well despite his lack of screen time. I also feel Ashley Greene is fantastically cast as Alice.
My only problems with this movie really are Taylor Lautner as Jacob and the lack of fangs on the vampires. Firstly Lautner may be a very attractive guy, but his acting ability is almost non-existent, I hadn't noticed in the first film as his screen time was minimal but once he takes centre stage it becomes clear he is out of his depth here. The lack of fangs on vampires annoys me as this is the most famous feature of a vampire, right back to Bram Stoker's Dracula, and in having them missing to me we are just watching sparkly people, not real Vampires.
Overall however i thought the movie was entertaining, but expect Eclipse to be the peak of the series.
7/10