The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1: movie review
And you thought maybe you were going to get the whole 鈥�Twilight鈥� finale in one big package? 鈥�The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 鈥� Part 1鈥� is here to tell you otherwise. For those of us who are not 鈥淭wilight鈥� fanatics, or even fans, or could not care somewhat less than less, the arrival of 鈥淧art 1鈥� is not cause for trumpets blaring. But I would imagine that even those who line up for this film will be somewhat let down, if only because it鈥檚 clear that most of the juicy stuff will arrive in Part 2 鈥� which won鈥檛 be released until next November.
"Part 1" has Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) marrying pasty-faced vampire hunk Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and forgoing abstinence. Result: A fetal vampire takes up residence in her womb. This greatly displeases Bella鈥檚 second-string hearthrob, the wolfish Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). For the most part, director Bill Condon and his screenwriter, Melissa Rosenberg, working off the Stephenie Meyer mega-bestseller, skimp on the vampires versus wolves smackdowns in favor of a kinder, gentler luridness. 鈥淧art 1鈥� is going for a 鈥淩osemary鈥檚 Baby鈥� vibe but without much wit or imagination. Once Bella gets pregnant, Condon keeps serving
up shots of blood, or something red at any rate, coursing violently through her innards. I guess he was also going for a 鈥淔antastic Voyage鈥� vibe. Grade: C- (Rated PG-13 for for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements.)
