Better than expected

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2010)

Hi. I am a 40 year old man. I was reluctant to watch this one because of all the bad reviews, and because I am not a 13 year old girl. I also have not read any of the books. I am also not a huge fan of monster movies, though I did like interview with a vampire.
I have to say it was much better than I expected.
I recommend this movie. If you are like I was, that is, afraid to try it because of the bad reviews, try it out. I really did enjoy it. So much so that I got the second one. I haven't seen that one yet, though.
The plot moved along at a nice pace, the effects were not bad, the actors were pretty good.