Human-vampire child, talking wolves, possible pedophilia, and a scene grotesque enough to have been pulled out of “The Human Centipede,” all in all, makes for the best “Twilight Saga” film adaptation yet.
While movie critiques and independent bloggers have, across the board, really bitten into the film, (pun totally intended) arguing that the dialogue and acting in the fourth installment of the Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” is as placid and awkward as it is in the first three, this time with a heightened spice of creep and tack provided by clique-stirring Jacob, the talking wolf and baby lover.
However, I’d like to stand by the growing Cullen Coven and the “Mean Girls” of the forest:
Coming from the perspective of someone who devoted no time to reading the books, “Twilight,” “New Moon,” and “Eclipse” were all “ehhh” examples of tweenie love and Disney caliber science fiction. Bad acting, predictable dialogue, no sex, and community college animation. Great choice for a snow day, but nothing Oscar worthy.
Still no need for anyone to call the Academy, but unlike the first three, I found myself glued to screen, mouth open, and eyes wide for this entire film. Be it from pure disgust, thrilling suspense, complete disbelief, or sheer confusion, “Breaking Dawn: Part I” effectively kept me at the edge of my seat, wanting more and more, of whatever it was.
Isn’t that the point of modern cinema, to keep an audience in their seats, to entertain?
Graduate student Ann-Marie LeBlanc agrees that the film, which reeled in $283.5 million in the first three days, reached it overall goal: “I thought that the movie accurately depicted the book. It left the viewer wanting more, which should be the goal of a two-part II.”