While we finally got more to this movie than 27 minutes of just looks like the last movie (and yes - check that with a stop watch - there is 27 minutes of emptiness in the last movie) - the acting improved, marginally. Edward is still stalker/obsessive and Bella is still in love with a pedophile.. but at least the movie has an actual storyline to it. The special effects just like the last two movies are chessy and a little less than to be desired. Bella is still a masochist and everybody once again has to protect her. SMeyers wrote her to be weak and needy and it definitely shows in the movie.