Twilight Film Review (2008)

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TWILIGHT FILM REVIEW

Certificate: 12A

Genre: Drama/Romance

Chris' Verdict On Twilight Film Review: 6/10- "Twilight was ok but
really nothing more than ok. There was too much romance and not
enough action in a film based on vampires. Surprisingly, girls will really
enjoy this film."

Ellie's Verdict on Twilight Film Review: 7/10- "I quite enjoyed this
film. While the ending was cut a little bit short to leave it open for a
sequel, I still liked the film and the romantic side to this vampire movie.
Twilight could be the first vampire movie that girls will enjoy."

For more information read the review below

Film Release date: 19th December 2008

Twilight Film Review

Twilight is the vampire movie of the year and it is the first time for a while that a
vampire movie has been released. However, this vampire movie is different from
its predecessors. In Twilight, the vampire character shows a softer side and a
desire to do something other than suck the blood of everything that moves which
is unusual for a vampire. Twilight has a romantic side to the film that takes the
focus of the film from start to finish. The story starts with the character played by
Kristin Stewart moving with her father to a new town and joining a brand new
school. Being a normally reserved character she is apprehensive to make friends
with the 'cool' crowd and instead just wants to live her life. Unfortunately, being in
the quiet group at this high school means you are in a group with the vampires.
After surviving the initial unusual male attention she forms a special bond with one
boy in particular, Edward, who has a super human strength. As is the case with
most Hollywood films, something that seems like it could be a simple story it
becomes much more complicated. Another clan of vampires come to town and
seem hell-bent on killing Kristin Stewart. It is up to Edward and his family to protect
her from the others.

While the film sounds like it could be quite good and at the start it is, there is not
enough action to keep even the most patient of audiences entertained. From a
vampire film you would normally expect plenty of action, violence and of course
blood sucking. Instead there are a lot of close romantic scenes and plenty of soft
dialogue which you would come to expect from a romantic comedy. The romantic
side of the film and Robert Pattinson meant there were a lot of girls in the cinema
and will probably mean Twilight will perform better in the box office than people
may have expected. Unfortunately, it is the romantic side of the film that ruins it for
me. There was the potential for a lot of vampire on vampire fighting but it never
really materialises until the later stages of the film. There is too much boring
dialogue between Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart.

However, all of the cast give pretty good performances and it more the direction
and writing of the film that may be to blame for its limited success. Admittedly, the
director did not make as much freedom with the story as he may have liked
because the film is based on the original series of books. For this reason, and
then the inconclusive ending to the film it is likely that there will be a sequel to this
Twilight film.

Ultimately, there were a number of positives for me to include in my Twilight review
including the high quality of acting and reasonable story line. However, there was
not enough action to keep me entertained and my overall feeling of the film was
one of disappointment rather than satisfaction. If there had been more action to
the keep audience engaged from the start and if there had been a little bit less
romance then it may have been a different story. While Twilight is about a
vampire, the film itself is a romantic comedy rather than a vampire/horror/action
movie which I expected it to be.

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