Breaking Dawn Part II: Too slow, too complacent

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Mackenzie Foy, Michael Sheen, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Hale, Kellan Lutz

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Rated: 4.5/10

Well, the best thing about Breaking Dawn Part II is that the saga is over — over for good. That is, if Stephenie Meyer does not get compulsively greedy and gives in to a one last one from her in the Twilight series — the same story but from Edward Cullen’s point of view, not Bella’s, this time.

The trailors looked good, the fire in Bella’s eyes seemed to make up for the lack of colour in her personality otherwise; the expanse of snow-ridden heights were captivating — but all that was in the trailer. The movie is a disappointment on many counts.

It fails to hold on to your interest as the romance between Bella and Edward is a pale shadow of its former self. Even the antics that could have livened up the newborn vampire in Bella are merely customary. Their daughter looks computer generated for quite sometime into the movie. Even the fight with the Volturis, which is not part of the book, turns out to be fake.

Jacob, who has since imprinted on Bella’s daughter, is still fighting the urge to hit on Bella though he does look handsome when he turns into his real werewolf self!

One hears that the end saga has made its money, much beyond expectations. That may be the case but for Twihards, as Twilight fans are known, this one was a disappointment despite its promised bigness.

Perhaps, the director should not have focussed so much on Aro, the Volturi head, and his fears of losing dominance. Perhaps, more flesh should have gone into the Edward-Bella togetherness. At best, Edward was made into a showpiece which is an unforgivable sin in public perception. This one, too slow, too complacent!

Source: Published in Sunday Pioneer, 25 November, 2012