“Twilight”
I finally watched “Twilight,” because it was such a pop-culture phenomenon I felt I had to.
Because I am not – contrary to reports – a teenage girl, I’m afraid I just didn’t get it. The two leads were not attractive or interesting in any way, and no character in the movie was allowed to advance beyond the “plot device stereotype” level. Something like “True Blood,” with all its problems, has much more life and juice than this leaden exercise.
The cinematography is beautiful, when you can see it through the shroud of darkness that hangs over everything. But without a real story or characters you care about, it’s not enough.
It was inevitable that this movie, based on a blockbuster book series, would be made. But just because we can do something doesn’t mean we should.