Missed the mark

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2009)

I went into this movie expecting very little and I was still disappointed. I quite understand, as an avid reader, that the movie will always be very different from the book. Most often, the movie still portrays the important information, and manages to be entertaining for the vast majority of viewers.
This just wasn't the case. The story was excellent, and not drastically changed, but nothing flowed. My major problem seemed to lie within the acting of the lead characters. Edward was actually quite good, less the fact that he came across as very arrogant, and seemed to be laughing at half of his lines. Bella, on the other hand, lacked any emotion whatsoever. At no point do they seem like they are in love. Bella just looks angry all the time. I think that this ruins the focus of the movie.
I am hoping that the director learns a few things about putting together a quality movie, and our leads learn to portray their roles a bit better as the plot progresses and things get more serious. I would hate to see a disconnected Bella in future movies.