I am 61 yrs old, and have always been fascinated by the vampire legends. When Twilight came out, I grabbed my 13 yr old grandaughter. This is an outstanding movie. Now I'll read the book. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen!
This movie is entertaining, funny, and the scenery is beautiful. Some might call it a chick flick but there were a lot of men in the audience who appeared to enjoy it as much as my daughter and I did. And for the first time in several years, people actually clapped at the end.
What's not to like about time spent watching Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster romp on a glorious tropical island, along with that adorable lizard and seal and pelican. After watching Jodie in The Brave One, it was amazing to see her morph into an agoraphobe. Abigail has an extraordinary talent for geting into a charachter, and didn't look shy about riding a zip line or swimming with a seal. Gerry, well, he just has melted my heart since Phantom. All he has to do is smile to be wonderful. Maybe the movie is not realistic, but the world is filled with too much awful realism. I don't want to pay money if there is no entertainment and at least a little fantasy. I loved every minute of this movie.
I am so grateful to my high school English teacher who made us suffer through works like"Night Flight", "The Pearl" and other great works of contemporary literature and taught us things like the "stream of conciousness" technique. I had no trouble following this movie. I loved it from the first moment it started.The acting,cinematography, story and locations were wonderful. I wonder how a young girl could play a part like that so convincingly. The end was a complete shock, and I wish people who write reviews would not be spoilers.This is a must see.