Shockingly disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (27 November 2009)

Having been recently converted to the series despite Meyer's illiteracy and inability to write at above a fifth grade level, I, like many other Twilight fans waited with baited breath for the release of the movie's sequel, New Moon. As soon as physically possible, I pre-booked tickets and waited a further seven days from opening night to see this movie in order to ensure good seats, only to be bitterly disappointed.
The film gets off to a slow start which is pretty much the basis for the next two hours and fifteen minutes. Bags of pointless dialogue had me feeling restless, bored and awkward, and the cheesy yet emotionless delivery of lines from both Pattinson and Stewart left much to be desired. Critical pieces of information were not mentioned, meaning that those who had not read the books were left to psychically fill in the gaps.
Thanks to Pattinson's linear acting, the vast majority of the audience finds themselves sympathising and identifying with Lautner's character Jacob, who unfortunately only appears to be used and abused by protagonist Bella. That is, Bella Swan; the forever miserable and manipulative teenager who only uses those around her when vamp boy has ditched her. Similarly to Pattinson, Kristen Stewart has about three different facial expressions: miserable, confused and a strained attempt at "happy".
In essence, the film was a mish-mash of events loosely stitched together to create a barely coherent storyline that was both hard to follow and hard to enjoy. For the entire duration, it felt like it was slowly building up to something, only to be coupled with an ending that was a rushed and unexpected anti-climax. Any attempts at action sequences were also hurried and stunted.
Admittedly, out of the four books, New Moon is the slowest and least eventful. However, this film is a disaster, and could ultimately have been done far better. The werewolves are the only entertaining and likable characters, and even their parts in the movie are short-lived and clipped.
Don't waste your money.