Rob, sorry we ever doubted you.

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2008)

I went into the midnight release knowing the movie simply could not be as rich in detail and character development as the book and that the majority of the cast were unseasoned. Having said that, I was blown away and it exceeded my expectations in every respect. Robert Pattinson, YOU ARE EDWARD CULLEN. I thought the adaptation, acting and cinematography were excellent. I must applaud soundly everyone involved with the film for staying true to as much of the original content as allowed with the time and budget restraints and give it a hearty two thumbs up. I'm concerned about the fans who will dig in on the things that were different more than the things that were preserved, but I know none of them could have done it better. Summit deserves high marks for checking in regularly with Stephenie Meyer the author and utilizing her feed back. No one knows Twilight better than she does and I can see why she was very happy with the film. It does stand alone as a film so audience members who have not read Twilight the novel will enjoy it as well. We had three in our group of sixteen last night and all enjoyed it immensely. I hope this brings them to read the novel and the remaining books in the saga. We will be seeing the movie two more times this weekend to help Twilight earn it's $150 million so Summit can continue to bring the rest of the Twilight saga to the silver screen.