Tedious and boring if your not a fan

Rating: 4/10 (27 November 2010)

First of all, I have to admit that I am not a fan of the Twilight series and I haven't read any of the books, yet this series seems to be very popular with teenage girls worldwide. I was dragged into the second film in the series New Moon in cinemas during a high school camp and I hadn't even seen the first one yet (I saw that on DVD a few weeks later and found it to be alright).
Since I was unfamiliar with the series, I had to ask the girl sitting next to me about the story so far. She told me its about a teenage girl called Bella (Kristen Stewart) who falls in love with a vampire named Edward (Robert Pattinson).
If you haven't read the books or seen the first movie in particular, your easily going to get lost as soon as New Moon starts. But if you can pay close enough attention, you can get a picture of the story. Edward and his family leave Forks after an incident at Bella's birthday to prevent her from being in more danger of vampires. Bella later gets in touch with her childhood friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner) who is apparently a werewolf and shows interest in him, but she can't stop thinking about Edward and must confront herself with her new situation.
This film is a sloppy mess and feels like it was all put together in about a month. For those who haven't read the book, you will find out that the movie is hampered with confusing storytelling and there are scenes that will leave you scratching your head wondering whats happening. But if you have read all 563 pages of the book, you might be able to understand this awkward journey.
Comparing this to the first Twilight film, New Moon is a lot worse in terms of quality and storytelling. The acting of the characters is stiff at best and they lack expressive emotions or any signs of character development so not much really happens in New Moon. Screenplay is shallow and rushed, dialogue is dull and boring and the overall execution of the movie is just flat and unexciting.
But I would have to say that there were a few redeeming qualities about New Moon. The werewolf fight scenes were entertaining to watch. They add tension to the movie and the CG on the wolves actually looks pretty good. Also what prevents the film from becoming a complete bore is that its got a tense score and some decent popular music including Muse, Lupe Fiasco and Death Cab for Cutie.
New Moon is nothing more than a tale about a girl trying to figure out who she likes more. This was probably a rushed adaption just to keep demanding Twilight fans satisfied. The end of the movie prepares you for the remaining sequels Eclipse and Breaking Dawn and I'm just glad that nobody is forcing me to watch those at this time. And like I said before, I am not a Twilight fan and I'm not a hater either, so I'm going to give New Moon a C- at most. Unless your a die-hard Twifan, you should give this movie a pass. "C-"