I took a friend with me who hasn't read the books and she loved it. I felt that you can tell they worked with a very low budget...which is why I am trying not to judge. I don't mean just the special effects but the post-production. The actors were good. I wish Nikki Reed was cast as Bella because I think she was a better actress, however, there were things they should have played up more. Like Bella's clumsiness...and her relationship with her dad. Otherwise, it was a good movie....go check it out.