Variety has their own review, and in this “analysis” they just show that 1) Definitely they’re not die-hard fans as we are… and 2) They (or at least Justin Chang, the guy who wrote the review) didn’t love the movie… =(

Vampires and the poor human beings who love them have been a hot onscreen item this season, as evidenced by HBO’s lurid hit series “True Blood” and the marvelous Swedish import “Let the Right One In.” For less discriminating palettes, there’s the much-anticipated “Twilight,” a disappointingly anemic tale of forbidden love that should satiate the pre-converted but will bewilder and underwhelm viewers who haven’t devoured Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling juvie chick-lit franchise. Built-in femme fanbase will lend this Summit Entertainment release some serious B.O. bite, with Robert Pattinson’s turn as an undead heartthrob keeping repeat biz at a steady pump.

But even with angsty rock songs, lurching camerawork and emo-ish voiceover at her disposal, Hardwicke can’t get inside the head of her young protagonist, Isabella “Bella” Swan (Kristen Stewart); consequently, Bella’s decision to get hot and heavy with a hot-and-hungry vampire, far from seeming like an act of mad, transgressive passion, comes across as merely stupid and ill-considered. The result is a supernatural romance in which the supernatural and romantic elements feel rushed, unformed and insufficiently motivated, leaving audiences with little to do but shrug and focus on the eye-candy.

Calm down guys, remember: If someone talks about you, it doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, the important thing here is that they took their time to talk about it, because it was important to them. And Twilight IS important. And it will always be good and bad reviews, and we can’t get angry every single time we read something awful, right?

And about this Justin guy, well, thanks for your “analysis”, but I think I’ll keep my eye-candy, thank you.

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 12:56 and is filed under Twilight The Movie.