I'm a fan of the twi-hard series and of Meyer's books. I read "The Host" and liked it better then the Twilight series. Meyers built the charactors in interestings ways and allowed the story to build in a smooth progression. This movie was melodramtic and completely overdramatized; it did not allow the great actors involved to do their work. I caught myself rolling my eyes several times at the completely inane dialogue..the only people that would like this movie are 12 year old girls and women that need to get a life (and I'm a woman). Terrible Terrible Terrible.