If 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.
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11/20/09
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:42
Rotten:102
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
Theatrical Release:20-11-2009
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
Top Critic‘New Moon’ is little more than a skilful soap opera, but it’s still enjoyable escapism – even if you’re old and wise enough to see through it.
11/20/09
Top CriticConsidering it's about vampires, it's ironic the whole affair is mostly bloodless and decidedly toothless.
11/20/09
Top CriticIf the first instalment of The Twilight Saga was a celebration of teenage sulkiness, then this sequel positively drowns in it.
11/20/09
New Moon flirts with various treatment methods – rehab, alternative medication – before giving us the fix we crave. Fans will not be disappointed.
11/20/09
Overall, it delivers on everything Twi-hards will want, but that in itself is this film's failing.
11/20/09
Depending on your gender, age and Twihard-ness, this good-looking angst party is either a solid Meyer adaptation with quiver-worthy moments of hotness; or a wet, ludicrous, unintentionally-funny pile of steaming bathos.
11/20/09
I enjoyed New Moon. It has occasional longeurs, for sure; it lurches from the sublime to the ridiculous (that's a cliché, but this film does just that); but it also has joyous moments.
11/20/09
Most of the movie is concerned with the glum, lonely Bella, who just doesn't know what to do with herself — and it looks as though the film-makers were similarly stumped.
11/20/09
Tedious, long-winded and not so much undead as almost entirely devoid of life.
11/20/09
This second bite is stale.
11/20/09
New Moon suffers from a mild case of second-chapter syndrome; symptoms include the laborious establishing of conflicts, a general air of drift and pointlessness, and a cliffhanger ending. An unappealing formula, but oddly effective.
11/20/09
It isn’t quite as enthralling or as soulful as the original but it still persuades you that such a far-fetched premise should be taken seriously – which is no mean feat.
11/20/09
Pseudo-religious nonsense, with fangs.
11/20/09
It's stronger on dream logic than plot... yet knows its audience exactly: about 30 of its 130 minutes consist of slo-mo lingering on Pattinson's preternatural jawline and Lautner's preposterous abs.
11/20/09
This overlong adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer bestseller is notable for setting itself rules and then breaking them.
11/19/09
After 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 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 CriticEnjoyable sequel to last year's smash hit with a stronger plot and better performances, though it still suffers from the occasional dodgy moment and some amusingly rubbish special effects.
11/19/09
The actors appear at sea on more than one occasion, and some of Melissa Rosenberg’s risible dialogue doesn’t help them.
11/18/09
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