This movie is a prime example of the pitfalls of translating a book people love to the big screen. While it was loyal to the story and followed the book faithfully, it must be said that to do that properly the movie should have been at least two or three hours longer. It's my opinion the screenplay could have been adapted better to tell the tale properly in two hours. The acting was somewhat wooden, I didn't see any chemistry between Edward and Bella. Overall I thought the movie was fun, but maybe not worth the high ticket price of the theatre. Wait until it comes out on DVD.