Keep an open mind

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2008)

I kept telling myself as I walked into the theater that I needed to keep an open mind. That was a hard thing to do because as you probably know the book series grips you and keeps you hungering for more and you probably have every scene of the book imagined just-so and like most people expect the movie to be like you imagined it would be.
I know its tough to keep an open mind but I found out that if I let myself just sit back and watch the movie I would enjoy it more.
With that aside, I think they could have taken the movie farther. Some of the wire stunts were very fake looking. I took a friend with me who had not read the books and she was frankly bored and lost. The movie does not depict beginning of Bella and Edward's relationship well. It jumps from the first day in biology class to her finding out. Somewhere in the scriptwriting they forgot to add the playful banter that Edward and Bella go through. Yes it's romantic fluff but that's partly what the book is based on. The plot moves slowly in the beginning and then picks up about halfway through (much like the book). I must say the Final scene was fantastic.
To sum it all up: Wire stunts cheesy, first half slow, second half amazing. Oh I almost forgot The BaseBall Scene is AMAZING. The final scene is AMAZING as well and most importantly try not to go into the movie with preconceived notions of how you think every thing should be, because you'll most likely be disappointed.
Anyways I would definitely tell you to check it out if you have read the books, but if you haven't read the books go ahead and see another movie because you'll probably not find it all that interesting ( my friend said that exact thing)
Keep an Open Mind, Lexi