To Many Missing Pieces, Overall Still Pretty Good

Rating: 7/10 (30 March 2009)

I'm not one for odd numbers, so the fact that I gave it a 7 means there's definitely a reason.
Now I'm a huge fan of the book Twilight. So many things happen in the book that just bring you in and make you want to keep reading and reading because its like a never ending story. I was so excited for the movie since I loved the book so much. But once I saw the movie I found it to be a huge disappointment.
Reasons, one the time-line didn't follow the way it was supposed to as it did in the book. I am fully aware that when making a movie from a book you have to leave a lot of things out. But a lot of the things that they left out were vital to the book when knowing the story. There are such things that they left out in the first movie that they are going to have to put in the New Moon in order for people to under the story. Most of which being Carisle and Edwards past.
Also I feel as though the movie was trying to focus to much on the relationship between Edward and Bella and trying to make it a "love story/chick flick" when really in the first book that's not what its all about at all. In the first movie its about the developing relationship of Edward/Bella and trying to get you to understand/accept it as they do.
Also the movie was very slow for about the first half. But finally in the second half it got interesting when the drama began to unfold and the story was actually being told the way it was supposed to be.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie. I was excited to see my favorite book put up on the big screen. Although I was disappointed at some aspects I have high hopes for New Moon and hope to see the series I love brought back to the big screen again with an even better turn out.