The acting was well above the first movie. Kristen seemed to relax her jaw which smooths out her face and makes her more believable. Taylor really took his expanded role in stride and did a great job with being both menacing and tender with Bella. Rob, as usual, was brooding and very cool. Billy Burke (Charlie) was also excellent and I believe very under rated. He is always making every scene he is in with any other actor. The scenery was excellent especially with drastic colors in Italy. Chris W. did an excellent job. I hope he direct Breaking Dawn as well.
Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw were fantastic together. Their relationship seemed very believable and they meshed very well. The entire cast was so outstanding that I was sad to see the movie end. I saw this with my fourteen year old son and we both enjoyed the movie and will see it again and probably buy the DVD. I do hope this movie see's some Oscar nominations for acting and directing.