Couldn't even finish it

Rating: 1/10 (12 April 2009)

Even if I hand't read the books first, this movie would have been a disappointment to me. The acting was poor at best, and Robert Pattinson did not have the presence to portray Edward effectively. He came off as whiny and always had a look on his face that missed "tortured vampire hero" entirely. Looked more like he had a bad case of indigestion. Kristen Stewart's almost constant stuttering made the dialog difficult to follow, even for someone who knew most of the dialog from the book already. Add all this to lackluster special effects, cheesy acting by supporting players, Kristen Stewart's monotone narrative, and some rather irritating deviations from the book made it a rather unpleasant experience. I only made it halfway through the film before turning the DVD player off and sending the disk back to the rental store.