I rented it on VOD because of all the hype when it was released in the theaters, and I love movies about vampires.
Here are my thoughts.
The acting was terrible! Everyone was so dark and brooding, even Alice who in the book gave me the impression of a perky, high energy very petite girl. She was none of that in the movie.
The makeup for the vampires was awful! In some scenes such as the one in the hospital near the end, you could see clear lines of demarcation where they didn't apply the white makeup. And in many scenes the ears were completely neglected too.
I understand the premise of the story being in a rainy/over cast setting, but it made for a very dreary movie. The wilderness scenery should have been spectacular, but the rain, cloud and haze made it bleak and "ho hum."
There were a few interesting scenes, one being in the ballet studio and the fight between Edward and James, and the one with them cooking was comical, but over all the movie was very slow paced and quite lack luster.
Here are my thoughts.
The acting was terrible! Everyone was so dark and brooding, even Alice who in the book gave me the impression of a perky, high energy very petite girl. She was none of that in the movie.
The makeup for the vampires was awful! In some scenes such as the one in the hospital near the end, you could see clear lines of demarcation where they didn't apply the white makeup. And in many scenes the ears were completely neglected too.
I understand the premise of the story being in a rainy/over cast setting, but it made for a very dreary movie. The wilderness scenery should have been spectacular, but the rain, cloud and haze made it bleak and "ho hum."
There were a few interesting scenes, one being in the ballet studio and the fight between Edward and James, and the one with them cooking was comical, but over all the movie was very slow paced and quite lack luster.