Twilight Movie Reviews

Twilight was written by Stephenie Meyer and is the first in a four part series of books. Other books are New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. Twilight reviews were mixed.

Twilight was the first book written by Stephenie Meyer. She got the idea for the book from a dream she had and just could not forget. Twilight hit number 5 on The New York Times bestseller list within weeks of its release. She continued story of the two star crossed lovers in the other three books. Twilight was made into a movie and release on November 21, 2008. It debuted at number 1 at the box office.http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/bio.html

Bella Swan (Kirsten Stewart) is an independent young woman, not worrying about the trends of the time. Bella comes to Forks to live with her father when her mother remarries. At school, she meets the mysterious Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson). She is drawn to Edward’s intelligence and old-fashioned manners. Soon they are swept up in a passionate romance. Believing each other is their soul mate, they struggle with the relationship. Edward with his natural vampire reactions and Bella with coming to terms with understanding Edward and his family. In the midst of this, a new clan of vampires comes to town and threatens them, their family and friends.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/

Twilight Movie Review Quotes

The San Fransisco Chronicle review suggests their faith will be rewarded, "after watching this movie, you will at least understand what all the fuss is about."SF Gate: Dreamy Undead in Twilight (November 20, 2008)

Rotten Tomatoes review was,‘’’’Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated.’’’’http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twilight/

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY's review, “[Director Catherine Hardwicke] has reconjured Meyer’s novel as a cloudburst mood piece filled with stormy skies, rippling hormones, and understated visual effects. What Hardwicke can’t quite triumph over is the book’s lackluster plot. On screen, Twilight is repetitive and a tad sodden, too prosaic to really soar. But Hardwicke stirs this teen pulp to a pleasing simmer.” —Owen Gleiberman http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20241357,00.html