I've read all 4 books- they are very well written and Stephenie Meyer captured an audience of women ranging from pre-teens to their moms. I had high hopes for the movie til I read a bad review...some parts were a little cheesy and it rushed through the first 45 minutes of the movie leaving out those emotions that capture you right from the start in the books. If you LOVED the books, you can't help but love the movie too, all-in-all. Took my husband who had not read and he said the movie made him want to read the books. It ended well, I think- almost like it took them the first hour to warm up for the second.