My teenage daughter, telling me what she thought says that after reading all the books she LOVED it!!! She also felt that it stuck to the story line, which we both liked. They chose the actors well. As a parent who loves horror and doesn't like love stories much, I thought it was great to see a teenage movie that isn't filled with nudity, and bad language, it actually had some values, it had a story line!!!! The special effects rocked, I even thought it was romantic ! Edward drove awesome! We can't wait for the next one!