Friday, December 21, 2012

The Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

It has finally happened. The epic love story between a human and a vampire has come to an end. Good news for some. Bad news for others.
It often infuriates me that Hollywood studios do not have many original thoughts. When it was announced that the final Harry Potter film was going to be split into two parts it was announced that the same would be done for 'The Twilight Saga'. The Harry Potter book was long enough to warrant the split, however 'Breaking Dawn' was not. My feelings about the series are well known if you have read my previous blogs. So you know what my feelings would be with this film. I found this film to be particularly boring because it felt more like a short story that had been extended to make a film out of. I would have thought it could be more interesting because of the impending threat and recruitment of more vampires to fight this threat but it just comes across as dull. What really topped it off was the incredibly lame ending. I'm not afraid to spoil it by saying they take the 'it was all a dream' concept to all new depths of being infuriating. Just when you think the film is about to get good they go and throw that tired old cliché at us.
While Kristen Stewart does get more life in this film now that she has become a vampire but she is still very dull. She has only a couple more facial expressions. The same can be said for Robert Pattinson. He seems to make a good effort with the dismal material. Taylor Lautner's character spend most of his time as a wolf so we don't get to see the human form much. Sadly he is wearing his shirt most of the time. The rest of the cast are up to the same standard they usually are. Which is not saying much. I did like Michael Sheen and wish Dakota Fanning had more to do.
You don't need me to tell you if this film is any good. You should know by now what your in for and if you'll enjoy it or not.

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