This has more action. Period. Any fighting scenes were better than what happened with James in the first movie. The soundtrack wasn't as strong though, except Lykke Li's song, played in perfectly with the movie. There were a few lines that came off weird but there were more that had the whole theatre laughing. I love how the directors infuse the movie with humor you just don't see in the book. They def. built up the passion between Jake and Bella, and Rob Pattinson was great as always for the amount of time he spent on screen. I don't think they did as good of a job showing off the beauty of the location as well as last time.