yes! worth the viewing! the director, chris weitz' take was SO DIFFERENT than twilight's director catherine hardwicke. it was actually funny, somewhat choppy, with a lack of detail and transistions... however, this story was less hollywood and more true to the book in my opinion. and the acting was A LOT BETTER in this one! i think the actors raised the bar and worked harder. i recommend!!! kristen stewart did a buch better job. i still hate her ' in pain' or 'screaming' mannerisms. she needs to work on it. otherwise, GREAT JOB by chris. go see it! it was a very fast movie!