Awful...just plain awfulness

Rating: 2/10 (16 March 2010)

I cannot express in words how bad this movie is. TEARS of boredom. And laughter. Still actual tears. I've read the books and loved them, probably because the dialogue doesn't sound so ridiculous on the pages of the books.
But that's what you get when you pair extreme cheesiness with cringe-inducing acting!
I get that Kristen Stewart wants to seem like she's oh so bored with the world and nothing can impress or make her smile. But still, you're supposed to be an actress for crying out loud. You have to ACTUALLY have more than one single facial expression which you slightly alter to 'show' feelings. It hurts to watch her. I cannot begin to comprehend how she landed this role. I'm convinced that person with facial paralysis would've managed to express more emotion than this girl did. Oh, if you've watched the movie you probably remember the 'moose having a stroke' face she made when she asked Edward to kiss her. Cracked me up so hard.
Also, I wouldn't have ever guessed that Edward and Bella were in love if it weren't for the constant over-the-top cheesy lines, and of course, the books. And I don't remember Edward looking and acting like a constipated guy with a rash on his private parts or something in the books. I get that he's in pain and stuff being around her but STILL. COME ON.
And the eyes? Didn't anyone at school notice that they had YELLOW eyes? They didn't seem so noticeable in the first movie since they were supposed to be a dark gold, but in this one they had, like, painted-on yellow eyes that looked in different ways.
All in all, it was really bad and I actually regret wasting my time watching it. The book wasn't something out of this world, but still. And the movie didn't do it justice at all.