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Twilight (2008)

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Reviews Counted:193

Fresh:95

Rotten:98

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated.

Australian Rating: M [See Full Rating] Supernatural themes and violence

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Dramas

Australian Theatrical Release:
Dec 11, 2008 Wide

US Box Office: $191,449,475

Synopsis: Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to... Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires – James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) – come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life? --© Summit [More]

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Cam Gigandet, Nikki Reed, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Sarah Clarke, Ashley Greene, Anna Kendrick, Justin Chon, Kellen Lutz, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lefevre, Christian Serratos

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Producer: Greg Mooradian, Mark Morgan, Wyck Godfrey
Screenwriter: Mark Lord, Melissa Rosenberg
Producer: Mark Morgan, Greg Mooradian
Composer: Carter Burwell
Studio: Summit Entertainment

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If you're a fan of the book, I'm so sorry.

Full Review Source: Triple j | comment 57 Comments
12/19/08
Marc Fennell
Marc Fennell
Triple j
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In a film of this kind a great deal depends on the chemistry between the lead actors, and here Twilight falls especially short.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment 7 Comments
12/19/08
Jake Wilson
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
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It's actually very well done, isn't it?

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment 26 Comments
12/19/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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The film's main problems stem from its uneven efforts to marry purple passion with black comedy.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
12/12/08
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
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A work of surprising precision and restraint from talented filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment 1 Comment
12/10/08
Brian Duff
Brian Duff
FILMINK (Australia)
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It's easy to understand how Twilight has become a phenomenon. Superb treatment of Stephenie Meyer's best seller and two compelling lead performances make this Romeo and Juliet vampire saga into an utterly bewitching film

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 3 Comments
12/04/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
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It's hard not to get sucked in--if one can get past the sometimes hokey, melodramatic teenage dialogue.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Suggests Anne Rice slumming for a WB special

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/26/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

For a piece about forbidden lust/love, it's not very tortured.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
08/22/09
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

So this is what all the fuss is about?

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment 10 Comments
05/15/09
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

The genre has certainly come a long way from I Was a Teenage Werewolf.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment 2 Comments
03/19/09
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

A densely erotic, twisted take on teen screen romance and underage rebel lust. And while not exactly the sexually suggestive The Man Who Came For Dinner, Twilight zones out on a defiant inter-species dating fantasy, Close Encounters Of The Thirst Kind.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
03/14/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

Twilight is pure fantasy, emphasis on the pure... it's a soft-focus reverie for girls who want to be Disney princesses and have their bad boys, too, as long as the bad boys are models of tormented self-restraint.

Full Review Source: Miss FlickChick | comment 13 Comments
03/01/09
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
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As lovers, these two are not convincing. They don't produce enough of a spark to set off gasoline vapor.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment 14 Comments
02/12/09
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Una película mediocre para una novela mediocre.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment 17 Comments
01/14/09
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Bella, a fairly unlikable young woman with a glum expression, has "put a smell" on Edward, a ruby red-lipped Nosferatu. It's a tedious stare-down. Bring a thermos of espresso. And an alarm clock.

Full Review Source: Indie Movies Online | comment 19 Comments
01/10/09
Kimberly Gadette
Kimberly Gadette
Indie Movies Online

I'm glad it wasn't that bad.

Full Review Source: The Cinema Source | comment 2 Comments
01/06/09
Michael Dance
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source

Twilight is a must see and a must for a sequel. Can anyone say New Moon 2010?

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment 15 Comments
01/04/09
Jolene Mendez
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

Hardwicke runs into trouble when it comes to actual business of the undead.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment 6 Comments
12/28/08
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Dumbest vampire movie...ever.

Full Review Source: Tucson Weekly | comment 75 Comments
12/27/08
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Tucson Weekly
 
 
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