Very well adapted, great cast - Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Rating: Null/10 (26 December 2008)

As a fan of the books (I always like to mention that I'm a 20 year old guy, to show that the demographic isn't solely teenage girls), I was very pleased when walking away from the cinema. There was a good, yet delicate, balance of humour and action with the romance taking up a fair proportion of the movie; as was the intention if you've read the books. I attended the screening with 4 friends who also thought it was enjoyable. Bearing in mind none of them had heard of Twilight before now, I thought their thoughts were fair.
In my opinion, the casting was perfect. Whilst the girls in the audience swooned after Edward (Robert Pattinson), I was fixed on Rosalie (Nikki Reed) and Alice (Ashley Greene). They are stunning. I believe the chemistry between Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (Bella) was spot on; this no doubt may have something to do with their apparent off-screen romance whilst filming. Good luck to them.
Fans of the books will notice a few added scenes (no more than a few however), and also that Bella's narration has been adapted to set the scene, when the film can not do so. It's always going to be difficult to convey so much emotion between two characters when all you can do is watch, therefore the narration is necessary and I believe is very effective.
All-in-all, it was a great movie. Granted, it's not for everyone, however it seems that we live in a world where everyone is a critic so it's always nice to see good reviews on the internet for once.