A film so bad that it seems like something out of the Twilight Zone

Rating: 3/10 (11 December 2009)

NOTE: This review is based on the movie alone. I have never read any of the books, so DON'T consider this as an evaluation to the story, but of what you get from the film alone.
From the first moment I knew I wouldn't love this movie, but after seeing dozens of people talking about how great it was, I thought that maybe this was something good after all. Well, after a very boring Saturday afternoon, I can only say that once again I got a lesson to trust my instinct over the hype of a audience that yet doesn't know how to tell a good film from a sad attempt to make a quality drama.
Starting with the acting, sorry I meant line reading, because even for unexperienced actors this was the most atrocious attempt of personification ever. After so many people said how Kristen and Robert where a perfect match on screen I managed to confirm this, as they where the absolute worst acting couple I have seen in my life! Good thing that sometimes if you join two things that aren't very good you'll get something great in the end. Bella managed to spend the whole film looking like a depressed, suicidal,antisocial and annoying teen incapable of showing any emotion at all! It's like she had severe facial paralysis for the whole duration of the movie! And how about dear old Robert? Well I admit that he was pretty good comparing to what Kristen was doing but yet he left me thinking what the hell was really going on inside Edward's head and what did he really wanted, specially facing Bella. Was he really attracted to her or to her blood, why didn't he want her to become a vamp even after she begged him to? Why did he almost tried to shoved her away just to keep stalking her day and night? Fortunately, and surprisingly, some of the secondary actors managed to deliver a more consistent work and save the movie of being as dull as Kristen's expression.
Now the screenplay was as rich and evolved as a teletubbies episode, and the pace of the story was so difficult to understand, that it seamed as something out of the Twilight Zone. Full of stuff that leaves you just thinking "why is that?". Why does he like her and she likes him? Why isn't Bella capable of showing any affection towards anyone(except Edward) during the whole movie? Why did that rogue vampire made his life purpose to suck out Bella's blood? Why doesn't Edward just turn her into a vampire if she just hates having a normal human life? why? why? why? Why is this awful movie so popular after all?
Resuming, this may have been the greatest cinematic mistake of 2008, from all parts involved- director, writers, actors and specially the audience, to encourage this disgrace. But something I have to admit is that Kristen and Robert really share a good connection when they are together, a sort of perfect for each other, imperfect for everyone else. And that is where my 3 stars come from. The Best: The chemistry between the main couple. The Worst: The acting, the screenplay and comprehensibility of the story for someone who hasn't read any of the books