Not bad but not great either

Rating: 5/10 (26 November 2009)

I just went to watch New Moon this afternoon. Overall, i think it's an OK movie. The movie's plot did not deviate far from the book. Sure they change and add a few scenes but hey you can't expect the movie to completely follow the book. Personally, i felt that New Moon is the most boring book in the series esp. the middle part of the book after Edward left Bella. I was like come on, girl get over him. True, he's a vampire and all but your happiness doesn't depend on him alone. So, i was curious how they made out the movie. The movie doesn't disappoint me unlike the sixth installment of Harry Potter (they made Harry Potter a coward, yeesh..). I'd read some of the users comments on Kirsten Stewart acting. I think she portrayed Bella convincingly. In the book, Bella is the kind of person who repressed her emotions. So, she won't show her true feelings to the people around her. It is perfectly reasonable for Kirsten Stewart to show just a couple of facial expression since this is who Bella is. I don't really care for Robert Pattinson acting. I'd watched the movies he acted in ie. Little Ashes and How to be. He didn't strike me as a particularly good actor. His acting is mediocre at best. Taylor Lautner did a good job as Jacob. All the other actors complement the movie well. The cinematography is quite good. Boring soundtrack. Not one song stand out unlike in Twilight ( Supermassive Black Hole by Muse and Bella's lullaby by Carter Burwell). All in all, the movie lived up to my expectations.