Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) by Dylan D — 14 Oct 2013

New Moon isn't a bad movie. It's got its share of problems as a standalone picture, but considering the change in director, the talk- and emotion-heavy nature of the story, and the incredible level of expectation surrounding the movie, it manages to keep an even keel and deliver a watchable 131-minute marathon of a Tweeny Vampire love story, at least when viewed as part of a growing series and not as a standalone entity.

It's an almost impossible task to watch a movie like New Moon without some kind of expectation going in. For readers of the books, there's bound to be equal parts joy and sorrow as the story unfolds on the screen.

For those choosing to enter the world of Bella, Edward, and Jacob through the movies alone, it's difficult to separate the hype from what the story and the accompanying movie really have to offer.

Despite its issues and many challenges, New Moon plays as a confident-in-feel picture that does well to bridge the gap between the series' first entry and its final two, all the while delivering a movie that's well worth a watch, warts and all.