Shut up and enjoy the film.

Rating: 9/10 (24 November 2008)

I saw Twilight. And I will see it again.
As a whole, the movie was very interesting. First off, the casting was exceptional. Robert Pattinson is an appropriately sexy Edward. His American accent was rather believable, despite the fact it wouldn't be able to support today's colloquialisms with much conviction. However, that works with Edward's character. Kristin Stewart looks and sounds as Bella should, however her emotionless interpretation was slightly disappointing. Not that her acting was bad (I was very impressed with the monologue in the final hospital scene), but her version of Bella was much less sarcastic than I found apparent in the books.
Now, the Cullens. LOVED THEM! Carlisle was positively perfect, with his refined attitude, yet warm (haha, the irony) fatherly approach to others. Esme was also brilliantly portrayed as the motherly figure. The children are basically gorgeous, and that's how it should be. Jasper is just funny to look at, but his self-proclaimed isolation is very endearing. Alice's bubbly disposition is slightly less than imagined, but effective nonetheless. Rosalie - spot on. And Emmett, ditto.
Mike - just as annoying as he was in the book. Eric - amusing. Jessica - a little more likable in the movie than in the book. Angela - Susie Crabgrass, WHAT?!!? But her friendliness to Bella mimics the book well.
Characters aside, the organization provided the movie with a flow that would not have existed had the book been a direct influence. Overall, the differences between the book and the movie are subtle enough to not destroy the story. The movie was very enjoyable (despite the fact I was ready to drink my brain through a straw due to awkward tension). But that's okay, because that's supposed to be there.
So, please, stop with your pessimistic shenanigans and enjoy the film as it was meant to be enjoyed : as a film, not as a comparison to a great book.