"The movie was great and more than I expected." It stayed very close to the book and the director did a great job w/ the soundtrack and special effects to really encapsulate the feeling of the scenes and characters. I loved the fact that they found a way to keep Edward in the movie without him being in the movie as he was for this series of the book. The ending was abrupt, but has left me anxious for "Eclipse", which I am sure was the intent. My girls and I really enjoyed this movie and though I loved Twlight....this one was better. I really hope all the hater read the book before they see the movie so they can see just how well the movie was done.