I have found that movies made from books are generally no where near as good as the book, so my expectations for the movie twilight were low. The finished product was a delightful surprise! In truth, I did enjoy the book more. However, the team did an excellent job of taking the essentials of the story from the book, adding in some nice humor and a few scenes to explain things, and sticking fairly close to the original story.
The acting was GREAT! I felt scared and confused along with Bella, frustrated and angry along with Edward, incredibly anxious for the kiss with them both! I thoroughly enjoyed all the performances by all the actors!
This was a GREAT movie and I look forward to seeing Eclipse next! (I hope they will make it!)