I've read all the books and reread some over 20 times. Needless to say I absolutely love the books and where the author took the story. I tried to go into this with an open mind and was disappointed in the results. Not only was the movie very spotty at best, the actor cast to play Edward failed miserably. Not only does he not resemble the character, he cannot act his way out of a paper bag. Oh, and then there's Jasper. Talk about aweful. He looked like a teen rapist. I only hope future movies are not this bad.