A very good interpretation of the book, with extra Edward snippets. The book itself moves pretty slowly, with a disturbing lack of vampires in the middle, which is reflected in the movie. There were certainly groan-worthy moments (Alice's vision of the future, Jacob whispering something in Quileute), but overall it was very entertaining. The high school humans were fantastic and completely believable, but Billy Burke didn't nail Charlie as well as he did in the first movie (too animated this time). The special effects were much better than in Twilight , the vampire fight scene was great and I loved the music.