New Moon (2009) *1/2

Rating: 4/10 (12 April 2010)

Or TWILIGHT II. This sappy follow-up has teenaged Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) getting dumped by her vampire boyfriend Edward, and so she falls into a deep depression. Luckily for her though, there's another teenage boy who's interested in her, but this guy carries a different case of supernatural baggage: he happens to transform into an over-sized CGI-rendered four-legged werewolf! Poor, poor Bella; she can't seem to meet anyone who isn't a monster. Maybe if she'd stop growing attached to these freaks she'd be better off, but then again if that were the situation we'd have no movie. Or maybe we would, as this is nothing more than an overlong and tiresome romance flick for chicks. I succumbed to watching it because it was another pick from my wife during one of our "movie nights". *1/2 out of ****