The movie was OK....

Rating: 4/10 (26 January 2009)

This is an opinion coming from someone who hasn't read the books and has no desire to.
I just watched the movie, and it wasn't bad, but there's definitely something lacking with it. It's interesting to have a different take on vampires. Ones that can go out in to daylight, ones that are trying to be as normal as possible, etc etc. And I liked that the vampires actually acted like normal people for the most part.
With that being said though, the heroine of the movie Bella has got to be the most uninteresting, BORING character ever. Absolutely nothing about her makes me interested in anything she says. I dunno if that's how the character is supposed to be in the books, or if it was just the lack of the actor's abilities to pull off the character... maybe a combination of both. Speaking of the actor, she was AWFUL. She had 2 expressions throughout the entire movie. A half grin, and that blank stare she had throughout most of the movie.
I hope Bella isn't that way in the books b/c it's very disappointing that so many girls out there have such a boring WEAK female character to relate to. Making her normal is OK, but normal does not mean she has to be some painfully dull person. I also didn't understand how someone so uninteresting could become so popular and well liked so quickly. Those must've been some very understanding kids in that HS b/c I just can't see how a character like Bella could be brought in to any kind of group where the kids are fun.
Anyway, any kind of enjoyment I could've had for this movie was sucked out by the main character. Her total lack of personality just ruined it honestly. I can forgive the cheeseball, baseball scene, or the glittering, or any of the other things, but the heroine being the way she is is unforgivable imo.