Review of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) by Justin Chang for Variety — 12 Nov 2011

All the more disappointing, then, that a story so pregnant with dramatic possibilities should wind up feeling like such an unconsummated opportunity. Drawn from Stephenie Meyer's polarizing, weirdly compelling fourth novel, the film is rich in surface pleasures but lacks any palpable sense of darkness or danger.