Definitely not the book...but good anyway.

Rating: 9/10 (13 July 2010)

As a reader of the books, New Moon was fantastic. Until...my husband saw it and started asking why I thought Jacob was such a bad guy. Then I knew that, although the all of the pivotal events were there (and visualized very well), the sentiment I felt from the books was lacking. "Non-readers" will definitely get a different feel for Jacob's character than those who have read the books. I guess this explains all of the insane "Team Jacob" hysteria.
I've read some criticism for Kristen Stewart's portrayal of Bella and the fact that she switches from "vacant stare" to "frowning stare" and "What does Edward possibly see in this girl?" Well, that's pretty much how it goes in the book too. Bella's an idiot teenager, so Kristen's doing' a pretty good job so far.
Despite the fact that Jacob's whine-bag, neediness has totally escaped the screen version of this saga I very much enjoyed it and definitely recommend it.