For starters, I loved seeing the movie because I am a very visual person--and the movie had plenty of good visuals;) I was pleased with the level of faithfulness to the book--something that is difficult when a 500 page book has to be condensed into a movie script. The "not in the book" parts of the movie did not bother me and I actually enjoyed the added suspense starting early in the movie. Rob Pattinson did a wonderful job as Edward--a lot of evidence that he really understands the tension Edward feels--and I do not think they could have done a better job casting Bella, Charlie, Carlisle and Emmett!