Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Reviews are in


Twilight blows! Mostly because of the less than cute Vamp-boy and boring leading girl, Bella. Okay, that's my opinion, but here are others.

From the Variety review:

"...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."

"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."

"Chase-thriller endgame seems to sputter to a halt when it's barely begun."

And from the Trib review:

"'Low-key' is not the adjective you'd expect to describe a highly anticipated vampire movie, but there it is."

"Hardwicke was right to concentrate on getting the smoldering down between her stars, but the story depends on Bella's (and the audience's) amazement at this strange new world of supernatural feats. If there's a sequel—and there likely will be—here's Job One: Show us, in a striking way, what these undead can do when they're not letting their hair do the fwooping."

Not cute so far. I know, I know. I'm not giving it a chance. But when I had greatness like Buffy, Angel, and Spike for a number of years, the bar is quite high. Twilight did grab something in the geek girl and boy world, but I think in a few years they will look at Twilight, like most of us look at Charmed...as a mess.

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Viktor is a small town southern boy living in Los Angeles. You can find him on Twitter, writing about pop culture, politics, and comics. He’s the creator of the graphic novel StrangeLore and currently getting back into screenwriting.