the movie, itself, was fairly good. the effects were spot-on, like bella's condition during pregnancy. however...i have seen more blatant examples of stretching a franchise for financial gain, but none come immediately to mind. good thing we went to see Breaking Dawn at a matinee; i would have been p/o'd if i spent full price to see this introduction to the actual story, filled with fluff. i would have rated thisi movie much higher had the fluff and filler been toned down and the actual story been presented in one movie.