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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

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Reviews Counted:174

Fresh:50

Rotten:124

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: The Twilight Saga's second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $142,839,137

Synopsis: In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the... In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of—only to find herself in greater peril than ever before. Following Bella’s ill-fated 18th birthday party, EDWARD CULLEN (Robert Pattinson) and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edward’s image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks. With the help of her childhood friend JACOB BLACK (Taylor Lautner), Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures. Bella’s frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, who has a supernatural secret of his own. When a chance encounter brings Bella face to face with a former nemesis, only the intervention of a pack of supernaturally large wolves saves her from a grisly fate, and the encounter makes it frighteningly clear that Bella is still in grave danger. In a race against the clock, Bella learns the secret of the Quileutes and Edward’s true motivation for leaving her. She also faces the prospect of a potentially deadly reunion with her beloved that is a far cry from the one she’d hoped for. [More]

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon, Tyson Houseman, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Edi Gathegi, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Charlie Bewley, Jamie Campbell Bower, Daniel Cudmore, Christopher Heyerdahl, Cameron Bright, Noot Seer, Michael Sheen, Graham Greene, Tinsel Korey

Director: Chris Weitz

Director: Chris Weitz
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Producer: Mark Morgan, Greg Mooradian, Wyck Godfrey
Studio: Summit Entertainment

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Therefore little effort has been made to improve upon the first picture. As before, a lot of the acting is shonky, the production values are cheap, and the pacing rarely breaks out of a ponderous plod.

Full Review Source: Herald Sun (Australia) | comment 1 Comment
11/19/09
Leigh Paatsch
Leigh Paatsch
Herald Sun (Australia)
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Considering Lautner's acting improved so much sans shirt, I wonder if there might have been Oscar buzz had he taken off his pants

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment 2 Comments
11/19/09
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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There is one thing to be said about the way Weitz handles time travel. He can make two hours and 10 minutes seem like a thousand years.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment 4 Comments
11/18/09
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall
Sydney Morning Herald
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The screenplay feels padded and the different strands of the storyline do not mesh together seamlessly. Performances however, live up to expectations with Stewart and Pattinson exuding the magic that reminds us why we care so much about their relationship

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 8 Comments
11/18/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile
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Weitz brings a few more flickers of humour to the narrative, but the essential, appealing earnestness of the book remains, whole-heartedly embraced.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment 6 Comments
11/17/09
Philippa Hawker
Philippa Hawker
The Age (Australia)
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The first half is laboured and feels like a bridge for the third instalment, but there’s still plenty of cast chemistry and great set pieces.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment 15 Comments
11/17/09
Erin Free
Erin Free
FILMINK (Australia)
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Ferocious werewolves suppressing their inner humans, up to no good undocumented undead illegally crossing borders for no reason than as possible filler, and sexy vampires that make panting girl hearts flutter and swoon across America.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
11/24/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

Who am I to quibble with a patently-preposterous, escapist fantasy which never takes itself seriously, yet somehow still resonates perfectly with the overly-sentimental, puppy love inclinations of passionate, prepubescent females?

Full Review Source: Sly Fox | comment Comment
11/24/09
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
Sly Fox

A perfect movie for pre-teen and early teen girls but a letdown for the rest of the audience due to its slow pace and whiny tone

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment 1 Comment
11/24/09
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

If only director Chris Weitz had managed to tease out the real drama -- Bella's fear of aging -- instead of a tired one.

Full Review Source: Newsweek | comment Comment
11/24/09
Louisa Thomas
Louisa Thomas
Newsweek

A landmark cinematic event in 280 words, or one for every $500,000 of weekend box office.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
11/24/09
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
New Republic

New Moon has more humor, more action and fewer extraneous characters. Long story short: It glides where the first film galumphed.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment 2 Comments
11/24/09
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

'Dogs, vampires....my miserable life would be so much less complicated if I were ugly or maybe French,' exclaims Bella.

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
11/24/09
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

For me, nothing in 'New Moon' matches the visual excitement of the vampire baseball game in 'Twilight.'

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/24/09
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The soundtrack will be smothered by the sounds of screaming girls, and laughing at them may be the only pleasure you get out of this arduously edited angst fest.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
11/24/09
Maddy Myers
Maddy Myers
Boston Phoenix

Bella’s confusion about the mystery of boys, adrenaline and testosterone matches her confusion about her soul. For Weitz, it’s all just F/X.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment 8 Comments
11/24/09
Armond White
Armond White
New York Press

Boring, but I'll say this about New Moon: it appears to have been made by people more familiar with the craft of cinema than Twilight was.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
11/24/09
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

benefits from greater romantic tension emanating from a love triangle, the inclusion of werewolves, and Kristen Stewart reducing her lower lip biting by at least fifty percent

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
11/23/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

The number one killer is that it's two hours and 10 minutes long and the plot recycles itself over and over again.

Full Review Source: Scene-Stealers.com | comment Comment
11/23/09
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com

It has an amazing kind of emotional integrity and intensity.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment 13 Comments
11/23/09
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
At the Movies
 
 
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