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The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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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... 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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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.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment 1 Comment
11/20/09
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine
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‘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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
11/20/09
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Time Out
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Considering it's about vampires, it's ironic the whole affair is mostly bloodless and decidedly toothless.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 12 Comments
11/20/09
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film
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If the first instalment of The Twilight Saga was a celebration of teenage sulkiness, then this sequel positively drowns in it.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
11/20/09
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
Digital Spy

New Moon flirts with various treatment methods – rehab, alternative medication – before giving us the fix we crave. Fans will not be disappointed.

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11/20/09
Charles Gant
Charles Gant
Heat Magazine

Overall, it delivers on everything Twi-hards will want, but that in itself is this film's failing.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment 1 Comment
11/20/09
Catherine Collins
Catherine Collins
Sky Movies

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.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
11/20/09
Jane Crowther
Jane Crowther
Total Film

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.

Full Review Source: GQ Magazine [UK] | comment Comment
11/20/09
Alex Blimes
Alex Blimes
GQ Magazine [UK]

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.

Full Review Source: Radio Times | comment 4 Comments
11/20/09
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
Radio Times

Tedious, long-winded and not so much undead as almost entirely devoid of life.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
11/20/09
Daily Mail [UK]

This second bite is stale.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
11/20/09
Sun Online

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.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
11/20/09
Leo Robson
Leo Robson
Financial Times

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.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
11/20/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

Pseudo-religious nonsense, with fangs.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment 1 Comment
11/20/09
Andrew O'Hagan
Andrew O'Hagan
This is London

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.

Full Review Source: Scotsman | comment Comment
11/20/09
Mike McCahill
Mike McCahill
Scotsman

This overlong adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer bestseller is notable for setting itself rules and then breaking them.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment 1 Comment
11/19/09
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

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.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
11/19/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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The 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.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment 3 Comments
11/19/09
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]
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Enjoyable 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.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
11/19/09
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The actors appear at sea on more than one occasion, and some of Melissa Rosenberg’s risible dialogue doesn’t help them.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
11/18/09
Mike Goodridge
Mike Goodridge
Screen International
 
 
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