Just plain awful.

Rating: 1/10 (14 August 2009)

I saw nothing good in this film, although I really did like the (first) book.
The cinematography is what really struck me as terrible. I really don't know what they were trying to convey with it (an avant-garde approach?), but it didn't work for me and I found I couldn't move past it. Perhaps, then, it tainted my opinion regarding the rest of the film, but I saw nothing good in it either; be it the soundtrack (poor), the dialogue/screenplay (lame) or the acting (overly hesitant at times).
Quite honestly, I saw none of the chemistry that others have commented about regarding the two main characters. Their relationship developed much too quickly and wasn't adequately explained. Most of the early book takes place in Bella's thoughts, and that wasn't translated into the film. Edward went from apparently hating Bella to loving her almost overnight.
We rented it through Netflix, and I am thankful for not having spent the $$ to see it in the theater. I doubt I bother with the others which are to (inevitably) follow.