Amazingly bad

Rating: 3/10 (19 November 2009)

I don't like the books. I read them and they are rubbish IMHO. Then I watched Twilight and LOVED IT.
This movie ruined all that. The plot goes too slowly, and then too quickly. Some key scenes were so anti-climatic you really felt deflated, like you were melting into your chair trying to get away from the screen. Don't even get me started on how disjointed the plot was laid out. If you haven't read the books, you'd be completely and utterly lost, it doesn't stand on its own two feet.
Kirsten Stewart gives us the same looks as in Twilight, looks like she forgot to act like her character had grown. The performances by Jackson Rathbone, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are commendable though, especially Rathbone, adding many more layers to his character whilst still portraying his true nature accurately and with flair.
The only parts that saved this movie were the man candy, and the plot progression. I'm still really excited about where the story is going, I just hope the next movie does it justice.
Don't wait for the DVD - its worth seeing those hawt men on the big screen, but lower your expectations first so you're not as disappointed as I was.