I was hopeful the movie would live up to the book but didn't know what to expect. I think they did a fantastic job. Obviously they had to cut a lot to condense it down to 2 hours. You didn't get to see the complexity of Edward's character in the movie as well but Robert did a great job! I am definitely going to see it again! I'm going to wait awhile because all the screaming teenage girls ruined it a little for me. I could live without that the second time around!