Bland and unexciting

Rating: 1/10 (2 August 2009)

Originally I heard that the Twilight series would be the next Harry Potter, I as many were skeptical about this from a writer who had never written previously.
Having read the books, I was disgusted by people who claim they were on par, or some even having the audacity as being BETTER then the Harry Potter series.
Then, I sadly wasted a good two hours of my life that I shall never get back by watching that horrible movie. Then again, my expectations were not very high if it was a movie to be based on a very over-rated book.
The characters are one-dimensional, stereotypical and cliché. The poor attempts in focusing on a back story are lost on the overzealous nature of showing Edward as much as possible (which I believe to be catering to all the tweens who fantasize about him), the extremely poor dialog and the plot line which fails to differ from any other cookie cutter romance movie that has ever been made.
I would not recommend this movie to anyone besides the people who obviously prefer sub par writing and brainless romance clichés over and over.
Perhaps I am a little biased, as I am a big horror movie fan and I must say after the appearance of sparkly vampires, Bram Stoker is spinning in his grave.