Not bad, followed the book

Rating: 6/10 (2 January 2010)

I must first write that I am an avid vampire fan. Therefore, not so much a fan of the vampires depicted in the book or the movies. As this is a review of the movie, that's what I'll stick to. I will agree that there is much that is not discussed in the movie, and at times difficult to follow if you hadn't read the books. The acting is okay, with Belle having little to no depth. However, I will say that the quality of the movie itself is MUCH better than Twilight. If you complain about Belle's character, and how or why Edward could ever fall for her, then you are not familiar with the books. The story line is exactly the same as the book, so should not be critiqued in the movie - it followed suit exactly (although I DID keep asking myself why Edward fell for her in the book). Story line is much more fluid than the first, editing better, action scenes better. I enjoyed the movie, and will purchase the DVD. So, as an overall movie, it was good. As a story for a young girl to follow, terrible, finding no quality of life in the "normal" world sad, and unfortunately only finding yourself in a "guy" is a bad example of what girls today should be looking for. But again, this is no different than the book, so shouldn't be given a poor review for the storyline. All in all a 6 for the quality of the movie.