Money Grab

Rating: 4/10 (24 November 2009)

I was really excited about the release of this movie. I read all four books, and "New Moon" was definitely my favorite. Even though I gave this movie low marks, I'll try to be fair. I thought the CGI was pretty impressive. There was plenty of eye candy in the movie, too. Now, for the cons. However, cramming all of book two into a two-hour movie just tried to cover too much ground. They counted on one-liners to fill in huge amounts of the story. It left me feeling like I was reeling... jumping from scene to scene just to cover everything. As for the "love story" in all this... it was pretty lame. I agree with other comments that there was no real chemistry between Bella and Jacob, or Bella and Edward... or Bella and anyone. Kristen Stewart spent the whole film looking miserable, petulant, and even a little whiny. The way they ended the film really bothered me, too. I won't "spoil" it for any readers, but it was a total set-up for the third film. I hate when I'm conned out of my money just so Hollywood can make MORE money. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.