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.
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11/19/09
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:14
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.2/10
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: $267,320,977
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... [More]
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning
Director: Chris Weitz
Reviews for The Twilight Saga: New Moon
1 - 17 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticConsidering Lautner's acting improved so much sans shirt, I wonder if there might have been Oscar buzz had he taken off his pants
11/19/09
Top CriticThere 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.
11/18/09
Top CriticThe 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
11/18/09
Top CriticWeitz brings a few more flickers of humour to the narrative, but the essential, appealing earnestness of the book remains, whole-heartedly embraced.
11/17/09
Top CriticThe 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.
11/17/09
Top CriticIf you buy in to the central romance, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll swoon. Otherwise, the lingering glances, lip-chewing and regular de-shirting may cause uncontrollable giggles.
11/20/09
Top CriticThe big tease turns into the long goodbye in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
11/19/09
Top CriticAfter a terrifically enjoyable start, the Twilight series is settling into a somewhat predictable groove, with its tragi-romantic motif of not having sex becoming a bit gimmicky and worn.
11/19/09
Top CriticWhat a bloated, self-important, crashing bore!
11/19/09
Top CriticLautner is a banal screen presence who is reduced to furrowing his brow to indicate his moodiness; his pectoral muscles are more expressive than his face.
11/19/09
Top CriticThe cinematic equivalent of a Jonas Brothers concert, The Twilight Saga: New Moon is slickly packaged entertainment that’s nonetheless predicated on a creepy vision of teenage sexuality that is desiccated of, well, sexuality.
11/19/09
Top CriticDespite melodrama that, at times, is enough to induce diabetes, there's enough wolf whistle in this sexy, scary romp to please anyone.
11/19/09
Top CriticThough an improvement over the first Twilight film, this sequel (both based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling books) drags and sputters, even in scenes meant to be infused with passion.
11/19/09
Top CriticThe Twilight Saga: New Moon takes the tepid achievement of Twilight, guts it, and leaves it for undead.
11/19/09
Top CriticConstrained by the plot of the novel, the film keeps the two lovers apart for quite a spell, robbing the project of the crazy-in-love energy that made Twilight, the first entry in the series, such a guilty pleasure.
11/18/09
Top CriticThis second screen installment of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling series focuses, somewhat convincingly, on the emotions of an 18-year-old coping with her undying love of the undead.
11/18/09
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