Let me start by saying I'm a die-hard Twilighter, so I am biased, but very critical as far as Catherine Hardwicke doing a good job. She succeeded. At first I was unhappy to hear R Pattz was Edward, but I am now a believer!!! I thought for a five hundred page book, they did an excellent job at minimizing it into a two hour film, while incorporating a lot of major elements that made the book so captivating. I will admit, I've seen critics reviews of the movie and realize without the book, the movie may not stand on its own. (A guy sitting next to me was like: "What just happened?") You'd need to read the book to really understand the nuances of Bella and Edward's behavior. All in all, I say everyone did FANTASTIC and I loved the movie!!!