True to the book

Rating: 7/10 (24 November 2009)

As a fan of the books I can say this movie was done pretty well and stayed very true to the author's story. I'm not a fan because of the hot guys or plan to model my life after Bella's (she's just a character folks, not meant to be a hero or idol). I enjoy the love story as well as the drama and suspense of each book's plot. If you're not a fan of the books or story then you probably won't enjoy the movie, simple as that. But I enjoyed it quite a bit and thought the characters, especially Jacob, were portrayed very well. I missed a little of the visually artistic approach taken with the first movie, New Moon is definitely a more literal interpretation, however, the story is told well and I found it quite entertaining. I definitely think you get more out of it if you have read the book, but most, if not all, of the major details/events are in the movie and I felt it told more of the complete story than the first movie did. Looking forward to the third!