I am totally hooked on Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, via my 12-year old daughter. I knew the movie couldn't truly do the book justice, however I was very happy to see they followed the book much better than past hollywood movies.
The biggest shortcoming of the movie was not devoting a bit more "screen time" to the developing love between Edward and Bella. The special effects were not as good as they could be, but I am sure that was totally due to BUDGETS. I am so looking forward to seeing "New Moon" as a movie. I am sure the budget will be significantly larger, but keep the same actors. Overall, I would highly recommend this movie to all fans of Edward & Bella. Great Job!