The movie missed conveying that passionate romance that is so prevalent in the book. The script seemed to focus on the non essential parts of the book and a lot of the heart of the story was left out. The romantic scenes in the book were better than the scenes that were written for the movie (Edward and Bella didn't need to climb trees) and the meadow scene was the heart of the book and it seemed like it was rushed in the movie, and changed too much from what it was supposed to be! I think people who have never read Twilight might enjoy the movie more even if there are parts that they won't get. The acting seemed forced. I don't think it was directed vary well, I think the actors were talented just not guided properly!