what did you expect?

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2009)

A lot of people are complaining about the message in this movie(Bella's lack of personality and willingness to kill herself) but isn't the theme of "rather be dead than be apart" constantly repeated in literature and films? If you go into the movie looking for something mildly entertaining and not very thought provoking, you'll get that. Obviously it isn't Oscar-worthy, but what did you expect? The visual effects are fairly good and the story line is entertaining. Chris Weitz's portrayal helped view the series in a different way than how Twilight was delivered by Catherine Hardwicke. Most of the actors were surprisingly good, but with some poor parts. I gave it a 5 out of 10 because it's not horrible but obviously not the best thing ever.