When I saw the trailer of this film I was completely put off by it's striking similarity to Twilight. But my friends invited me to go, and I thought I'd give it a chance - after all, Gary Oldman was in it, and surely his acting could save it?
I was wrong.
The entire movie was groan-worthy. The characters were weak, undeveloped - even the "surprise" twist at the end wasn't surprising because there was no prior foreshadowing to suggest (that person) could be the werewolf.
The acting was atrocious, Gary Oldman saved the movie at certain parts, but even the cheesy dialogue killed his character. Amanda Seyfried's character was as pathetic as Bella (despite her "viciousness" by killing rabbits as a child), and the two men competing for her attention (Jacob and Edward, anyone?) were as useless - by the end of the story we had forgotten their purpose. There was just no steady plot.
At times I laughed (for the wrong reasons), and other times I wanted to be sick. I'm extremely disappointed by this film. Why do people these days think that sexy damsel-in-distress fantasy stories are good? Disney Princesses are more gutsy these days!
I was wrong.
The entire movie was groan-worthy. The characters were weak, undeveloped - even the "surprise" twist at the end wasn't surprising because there was no prior foreshadowing to suggest (that person) could be the werewolf.
The acting was atrocious, Gary Oldman saved the movie at certain parts, but even the cheesy dialogue killed his character. Amanda Seyfried's character was as pathetic as Bella (despite her "viciousness" by killing rabbits as a child), and the two men competing for her attention (Jacob and Edward, anyone?) were as useless - by the end of the story we had forgotten their purpose. There was just no steady plot.
At times I laughed (for the wrong reasons), and other times I wanted to be sick. I'm extremely disappointed by this film. Why do people these days think that sexy damsel-in-distress fantasy stories are good? Disney Princesses are more gutsy these days!