Rating of
2.5/4
Half Moon
Freddie - wrote on 11/20/09
This film didn't quite "hit it" the way the first one did. To begin, the beginning of the film felt a little hurried. One minute everyone was at a birthday party next Edward is telling Bella that he has to leave her. It seemed to have come out of left field. Speaking of Edward and Bella, they chemistry was definitely lacking this time around. I can honestly say that I didn't really care about their love. I almost wanted Bella to be with wolf boy, because that relationship was just so much more interesting.
Also, the writing was just a little bit dramatic for me. Every time that Edward and wolf boy spoke it seemed like they were reciting a Shakesperian sonnet or tragedy and it became annoying. Stewart was by far the best character in this film. She stayed consistently tragic, depressed, and obsessed with other worldly creatures of the night.
This film was not a disaster by any means, but it definitely a step back from the first one. I haven't read the Twilight series so I'm not sure how many more of these we have ahead of us; but there definitely needs to be some serious re-vamping (no pun intended) if this franchise is going to continue to be successful.
