Twilight

Directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen), based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer. Starring Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter's Cedric Diggory) and Kristen Stewart (Panic Room, Into the Wild).

A love story between a teenage girl and a vampire. She fell in love with him, would do anything for him, even risk her life. The vampire boy was also in love with her and was constantly restraining himself from bleeding the girl dry. Enough said.

First of all the movie looked cheap. The young actors (aside from Stewart and Pattinson) looked kinda amateur-ish. It's just bad. The first few scenes were ridiculously cheap, complimented with music that didn't do the scenes any good. Aargh, just frustratingly cheap. Okay, cheapness aside, I think both lead actors did really well delivering some corny lines and were available to make them sound not too corny. The story was okay.. It felt like everything went too fast, but I can't exactly see another way than that, so that's okay too. It will definitely appeal to its market (fourteen year-old girls.. Twilight moms..) and it sure is a guilty pleasure for moviegoers. I personally think it's not explained enough why Edward was so in love with Bella. He just kept saying how much he wanted to bite Bella. WTF? However, Kristen and Pattinson's chemistry is just electric and such a pleasure to see. They were both the perfect actors for the roles, I really can't see other actors replacing them. They were just perfect for each other. Even though at first the movie felt really cheap, later it picked itself up and you'll be able to enjoy it. Well, overall.. it's a guilty pleasure. But the whole thing is worth watching because of the lead actors. Perfect match. If you're craving for some teenage romance with a twist, this sure is it.

Different set of cast (some), more subdued make up and less corny lines would probably be better. I think. Oh, and I am so grateful that Pattinson sings. Awesomeness. His "Never Think" and "Let Me Sign" are just.. awesome.

6.5 / 10.