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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 02 Apr 2014

Twilight - directed with savvy humor by Catherine Hardwicke - turns vampirism into a metaphor for teen lust…

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By Randall Colburn (93) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 23 Oct 2013

Watching Twilight, I was floored by how earnest all of this was, how seriously everyone involved took what is clearly a horrible, unhealthy,…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Sep 2013

This adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer never rises above the level of a teen soaper on the CW, and its pale, sulky boy…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 26 Jun 2013

Despite questionable casting, wooden acting, laughable dialogue and truly awful makeup, nothing is likely to stop young girls from swarming…

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By Steve Newton (322) for Georgia Straight (1,078) on 15 Feb 2013

Unless you're a 14-year-old girl who gets all giddy at the thought of cute boys and first love, steer clear of Thirteen director Catherine…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 01 Jan 2013

Actually, the movie's a better movie than the book was a book, in part because Meyer struggled to put her characters' galloping emotions into…

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By Jeffrey Lyles (696) for Lyles' Movie Files (591) on 13 Nov 2012

Yes, it's strongly geared to the teen audience, but don't hold it against the filmmakers and go in with any preconceived notions and you'll…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 13 Sep 2012

A young and as-yet-unformed actor, Stewart is cast in a role she's simply not ready for, and her effort to work hard – exactly what any actor…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 17 Jul 2012

Bummer. The vampires have no fangs. The humans are humdrum. The special effects and makeup define cheeseball…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 06 May 2012

Twilight will mesmerize its target audience, 16-year-old girls and their grandmothers. Their mothers know all too much about boys like this…

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By Genevieve Koski (68) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 25 Feb 2012

While the movie attempts to find an compelling middle ground between gothic supernaturalism and teenage romance, it usually winds up stumbling…

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By Sara Frederick (6) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 11 Aug 2011

None of the movie's flaws will matter. Teenage girls are going to love Twilight,and many are sure to see it more than once…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 02 Aug 2011

Though Edward and Bella reach certain heights in Twilight, notably during a charming scene that finds them leaping from piney treetop to treetop…

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By Stella Papamichael (611) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 13 Jul 2011

It's not the stunts and derring-do which excite the senses as much as the quiet chemistry between Stewart and Pattinson; that is guaranteed…

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By Laremy Legel (198) for Film.com (1,892) on 05 May 2011

My hope is that the sequels are actual attempts at movies. The world doesn't need any more toothless cinema…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 Apr 2011

In the 17-million-copy land of Twilight, the calling card isn't blood and fangs, but the exquisite, shimmering quiver of unconsummated first…

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By Dave White (762) for Movies.com (1,002) on 03 Apr 2011

Its built-in fanbase (thanks to the best-selling novel) is ready to swoon…

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By Joshua Starnes (554) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 21 Mar 2011

Twilight really does have an infatuation with surface beauty, especially where the vampires are concerned…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 02 Nov 2010

The movie is mainly geared to putting new twists on what John Hughes comedies used to call sucking face. It will satisfy Meyer's devotees…

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By Will Lawrence (39) for Empire (3,446) on 01 Jul 2010

A sometimes girlie swirl of obsession that will delight fans, this faithful adaptation is after teenage blood, and will most likely hit a box…

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