Fail

Rating: 3/10 (15 December 2008)

I'm a huge fan of the books (except maybe Breaking Dawn...), but the movie adaptation of Twilight was crap. Absolute stinking crap. I was thoroughly disappointed after anticipating the release of this film for so long. The "acting" displayed by the two leads, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, was often laughable and they completely lacked any sort of on-screen chemistry. The film itself had inconsistent, choppy editing and didn't do the book justice. One of the crucial moments in the book, the meadow scene, was cut ridiculously short and lacked sincerity. And what was up with the film score? All the gloomy guitar solos - I felt like I was watching some dodgy made-for-TV movie from the early 90s. I'll admit, though, that there were some positives. The secondary characters - particularly Carlisle and Alice - were played virtually spot on. Kudos to the actors who portrayed them. But they couldn't save this train-wreck of a film. The whole thing was bad. Not even fun bad, just the type that makes you frustrated and angry. Everything just seemed rushed and poorly thought out. No doubt, though, it'll turn into another Hollywood money-making machine.