Directed by:
Bill CondonScreenplay:
Melissa RosenbergCinematography:
Guillermo NavarroCast:
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Taylor Lautner, Elizabeth Reaser, Maggie Grace (more)VOD (3)
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In the highly anticipated next chapter of the blockbuster The Twilight Saga, the newfound married bliss of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world. After their wedding, Bella and Edward travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal. But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle. (official distributor synopsis)
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It flows by surprisingly well. I even had fun in some places (changes of “expression" on Pattinson’s face are something indescribable). I’m surprised that they managed to get the final bloodbath inferno made it into this kids’ movie, but because of Chuck Norris we miss out on all of the fun in The Expendables 2. An unfair world.
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Probably the most straightforward and clearest part in terms of plot, without unnecessary twists and turns, and everything clearly leading to the finale, or rather, a subtle preparation for the last part. Whether the penultimate Twilight is a good or bad film is up to each of us to decide. The entire saga is a phenomenon of this era. Technically, it is certainly at questionable and narratively it is very simple, but full of currently very cool things and people, so it’s difficult not to succumb to such an intoxicating mix, especially in the USA. I definitely wouldn't watch it again. Although it may not seem like it, it is relatively shallow and flat, just like all the other parts.
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Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is a wildly drawn-out case of milking the franchise and its fans for all they’re worth. In the context of a Twilight marathon with 150 female viewers who love it ironically, it is a wonderful experience (more about that in the review of the first Twilight film). Bonus points for unexpectedly powerful horror throughout the pregnancy storyline.
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There is no bias involved. People (and non-people) have the right to fall in love, do mating calls, and act like idiots. But why on earth make four films about it? Film No. 4.5 doesn't build on the insight and punch of Slade’s third film, and unfortunately, it's not even as hilariously goofy as the second. It’s closest to the first film in the series, an immature love tragedy that is appreciated particularly by emotionally immature adolescent girls, who can see themselves in the main character. Moreover, in such a plot-empty film I will ask myself several questions that will probably only be answered by an audience familiar with books. I don't like the saga for its "life attitude," I like it for the naive filmmaking stupidity. However, this is regularly the worst film in the series.
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I was really scared that the saga would fall apart on the threshold of the final chapter. Needless to say, I am incredibly glad that this did not happen. I still don't understand how the dramatically multi-genre Bill Condon got involved in Twilight, but I'm really glad he did. He knows how to loosen up the atmosphere, lighten the moments that would otherwise seem unnecessary, and above all, he knows how to set the final pace in such a way that thoughts of Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part I being the best installment have begun to subtly emerge in my mind. Without to reveal specific plot twists, one fateful encounter at the end, followed by a romantic vision, had long been the most dangerous moment of the saga for me, one that I could not imagine other than ridiculous in a film context. And now? An emotional reveal that makes me look forward to the last installment like no other. Breaking Dawn ultimately hits the mark in terms of quality, and when Carter Burwell's "Bella's Lullaby" plays at the end, it is clear that this time it is a victory in terms of atmosphere. Without the traditionally naive dialogues and a few subtle stumbles in Brazil, the Cullens would deserve the highest rating. And the general bashing of the entire saga could not be more embarrassing and more pointless so many years after its release.
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