Plus side: Screenplay cut out boring parts of book where nothing happened, through use of montage. Story true enough to book, better special effects than first movie. Twi-hards will love this movie. More Alice Cullen. Negatives: Wooden acting, laughable dialogue in spots, too many lingering camera shots. Anyone not familiar with the books will go, 'Huh?' In short, this is 4.5-stars for 'Twilight' saga fans and 1.5 stars for non-fans. I'm on the fence, so I give it 3.