Not satisfied

Rating: 4/10 (8 December 2008)

As many others, I have read the Twilight books, and I have enjoyed them. Only a point of irritation, is the constant whining of Bella; she never stops gushing about how beautiful Edward is and how brilliant he is. I think of her as one of my least favorite characters in Twilight. I don't consider myself as a huge fan, but I was looking forward to see the movie nonetheless. Not a huge surprise to many, if I say that the movie was rather horrible. The scenery was breathtaking, especially the locations were beautifully shot. The camera-work, however,was terrible, it gave me a headache, because it always seemed to keep moving. On to the acting; I thought Bella was horrible. Though I find her tolerable in the books, she showed absolutely NO emotion on the screen. Would it kill her to show a little emotion, rather than this cold and distant performance? The same goes for Edward, in the book he is described as "a voice like velvet, irresistible and impenetrable", but I found that none of these descriptions fitted his character. And then the relationship; at one point they can't stand being around each other, and suddenly they have are 'in love'! Where is the passion? Where is the slow-progressing relationship, as described in the books? I couldn't find it. As for Bella's friends; I thought Mike was quite cute, but Angela and Eric were totally different than I expected them to be. I won't even start on Jessica, since she was incredibly annoying. Jasper Cullen had a slightly constipated expression on his face during the movie, which made him a bit awkward. To end my charade; the script. It was horrifying, rubbish, crap and whatever name you can think of. It made the actors (though not all of them) even more awkward to watch. I will end this review with a few good points; I really adored Charlie, even if he seemed different from the book. His dry comments were the only ones that made me laugh during the movie. Also, I liked Alice, Carlisle, Esme and Rosalie. Jacob was also tolerable, although I thought he seemed a little out of character.
I understand that the die-hard fans will be gushing over Edward and saying the movie is 'brilliant', but I thought it was a waste of money.