If you love romantic movies watch it!

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2010)

First I am a female and I like romantic movies, so be warned! As I am not a teenager anymore the whole Twilight craziness passed me by. I watched the movie on "pay per view" 1 year after it had appeared in cinemas without any knowledge about the saga. And I got hooked by the chemistry between Rob and Kristen! It's something absolutely extraordinary, really, that first kiss and the gazebo scene make me feel knots in my stomach every time. And Robert Pattinson, he just...takes your breath away! It's difficult to explain how I feel when seeing him in this movie. You know the feeling of awe and wonder when you see something very beautiful, like a painting or statue or a landscape...well the same thing you can also feel when you see a truly beautiful person. That's how I feel when seeing Pattinson as Edward. The thing is, he is after all just a regular guy, and he has changed in the meantime, he is not that half man, half boy anymore, he has matured, and that sweetness that still clung to his features in Twilight is gone. Don't get me wrong, he still looks great, but that perfect magic that he was in Twilight is unfortunately gone. In Twilight he IS Edward, the 17-year old vampire...in New Moon he looks much more mature, like 21-22, and that is not because of the old fashioned clothes he had to wear, he just looks older (as it is normal, we all age). Also I think he concentrated a lot more for doing Twilight than for New Moon. All the cast play their roles in a great way, I liked each and every one of them. The details so dear to me fit perfectly: the clothes, the atmosphere, the colors. The music is fantastic, it is a different beauty of this film! Catherine Hardwick has a very good feel about these details, which really count and I absolutely appreciate her work. There are two minuses for the movie: the special effects which are not great (but I appreciate the fact that she made the actors do all the effects, it made them work together as a team and that is really important in a movie) and the fact that she cut out an extended meadow scene which was absolutely great. The idea that vampires sparkle in the sun really bugs me, but this is a Stephanie Meyer issue in fact. After watching it I watched NM and bought all the books, plus read all extras on SM website. Basically I became a Twilighter because of this movie for a couple of months, but I am starting to get over it...the magic is slowly but surely disappearing. I highly recommend this movie for people that like romantic movies and are still young at heart. If you remember how it felt falling in love when you were a teenager, how magical those first moments were, if you appreciate beauty under whatever form it is you will enjoy this movie. If you are looking for an action movie with vampires, or a more passionate dramatic love story this is certainly not the thing for you. The love story is passionate but it's expressed only in gestures, not in words. What can I say, thank you Catherine Hardwick and thank you Rob and Kristen!