God awful!

Rating: 1/10 (28 November 2008)

I hated "Twilight". It was ten bucks and two hours of my life I will never get back. I am not a fan of the books, but I do not have any problem with Stephenie Meyer. In a way, I even feel sorry for her, even though she is making a bundle off this dismal movie.
I have a feeling "Twilight" will be a "flash in the pan". It is immensely popular right now, but I seriously doubt it will sustain its popularity. This is the sad part for Meyer; she's a passing fad. I am sure this horrible movie, and the almost inevitable horrible sequels it will spawn will be the only time Meyer's work finds its way to the silver screen.
Her series will not be remade like Marvel Comics films "Hulk" and "The Punisher". After this, that's it. She had one shot and now it's gone to Hell. I cannot understand anyone who tries to defend the "Twilight" movie. My guess is they must be die-hard fans of the book and can't stand to admit to themselves how bad the movie sucked.
I think the decision to put Catherine Hardwicke in the director's chair was a huge mistake. If the book had detailed Bella's exploits of promiscuous sex and intravenous drug use maybe she would have been more in her element, but it didn't. She makes a complete and total mess of this movie.
Robert Pattinson was absolutely horrendous as Edward Cullen. Never before have I ever seen such melodramatic, wooden acting. All I can say is he better have a financial planner, because he'll have to figure out how to stretch his "Twilight" paycheck the rest of his life. I foresee the acting roles drying up real quick once the hype dies down for "Twilight". He may have played a vampire in this movie, but he would have been better suited to play Frankenstein with the size of that head! Either that or he could be a stand-in for Robin Williams with those super hairy arms he's sporting.
Seriously, how did he get the part? Was he truly the best they could find? I sincerely doubt it. Even the fans admitted he was miscast, initially anyway. It was only after the decision to cast him had already been made that they decided to "accept" him. At that point, did they really have any other choice? They were hoping for the best, but they should have expected the worst because that's exactly what they got.
Kristen Stewart was equally bad as Bella Swan. She could not even complete a sentence without stammering or scoffing, it was painful to watch how horribly inarticulate she made her character. There was nothing remotely endearing or interesting about Bella, at least the way she portrayed her. I don't know what she was going for here, but whatever it was she failed miserably.
There was nothing spectacular about any of the other performances either. The only actor in the movie who did a halfway decent job was Cam Gigandet. Other than that, this movie was a complete waste of time. I would give it a "0" out of 10, but the lowest it will let you rate is a "1".
The cinematography is a joke. What is with all the close-ups and spinning shots? It is jarring and it doesn't look attractive. The film is also very choppy and you don't feel like you're watching a movie, but rather a series of vignettes. It is absolutely horrible! It looks like they just threw it together at the last minute or something. Do not waste your time or money on this. It is not even worth the rental. Skip it and save yourself the bother.