I read the books, but didn't get caught up in the movie's inconsistencies with the books. I thought that Robert Pattinson's passion and desire was wonderfully presented, but overall the movie was, for a lack of a better term, cheesy. The stances of the Cullens when confronted on the baseball field were laughable, same for the ballet studio when fighting James. My friend and I agreed that someone was going for the artsy movie feel, but failed. I can see why teens would like this movie, with all the beautiful faces, but there needed to be more development/explanation of the emotions between Bella and Edward as occurred in the book.