Having read the books I was very disappointed. If I could get over the things they added, scenes they rearranged, or even the words they put into Edward's mouth I couldn't forgive them for what they did to Alice. I might be a little biased since Alice is my favorite person from the book, but they took her parts almost completely out! The huge role she played with James? Cut to maybe 5 minutes. MAYBE! The best advice I can give is if you read the book before hand and still want to see the movie, forget everything you read!!