The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 177
Fresh: 85 | Rotten: 92
It's the most entertaining Twilight, but that's not enough to make Breaking Dawn Part 2 worth watching for filmgoers who don't already count themselves among the franchise converts.
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 19
It's the most entertaining Twilight, but that's not enough to make Breaking Dawn Part 2 worth watching for filmgoers who don't already count themselves among the franchise converts.
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The astonishing conclusion to the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions. -- (C) Official Site
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Cast
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Kristen Stewart
Bella Swan -
Robert Pattinson
Edward Cullen -
Taylor Lautner
Jacob Black -
Peter Facinelli
Carlisle, Dr. Carlisle ... -
Elizabeth Reaser
Esme, Esme Cullen -
Ashley Greene
Alice, Alice Cullen -
Jackson Rathbone
Jasper, Jasper Hale -
Kellan Lutz
Emmett, Emmett Cullen -
Nikki Reed
Rosalie, Rosalie Hale -
Billy Burke
Charlie Swan -
Chaske Spencer
Sam Uley -
Mackenzie Foy
Renesmee -
Maggie Grace
Irina -
Jamie Campbell Bower
Caius -
Christopher Heyerdahl
Marcus -
Michael Sheen
Aro -
Lateef Crowder
Santiago -
Daniel Cudmore
Felix -
Charlie Bewley
Demetri -
Billy Wagenseller
Vasilii -
Dakota Fanning
Jane -
Cameron Bright
Alec -
Andrea Powell
Sasha -
MyAnna Buring
Tanya -
Casey LaBow
Kate -
Mia Maestro
Carmen -
Christian Camargo
Eleazar -
Omar Metwally
Amun -
Andrea Gabriel
Kebi -
Angela Sarafyan
Tia -
Rami Malek
Benjamin -
Tracey N. Heggins
Senna -
Judi Shekoni
Zafrina -
John Edward Lee
English Punk -
Lee Pace
Garrett -
Patrick Brennan
Liam -
Lisa Howard
Siobhan -
Marlane Barnes
Maggie -
Bill Tangradi
Randall -
Toni Trucks
Mary -
Erik Odom
Peter -
Valorie Curry
Charlotte -
Joe Anderson
Alistair -
Pacey Gillespie
Young Quileute -
Brayden Jimmie
Young Quileute -
Swo Wo Gabriel
Young Quileute -
Guri Weinberg
Stefan -
Noel Fisher
Vladimir -
Amadou Ly
Henri -
Janelle Froehlich
Yvette -
Masami Kosaka
Toshiro -
Alex Rice
Sue Clearwater -
Tony Bentley
Maitre D' -
Wendell Pierce
J. Jenks -
Julia Jones
Leah -
Booboo Stewart
Seth -
J.D. Pardo
Nahuel -
Marisa Quinn
Huilen -
Christine Burke
Renesmee (Young Woman) -
Angelo Renai
Minister Weber -
Abigail Cornell
Renesmee (4 years) -
Isabella Ianuzzi
Renesmee (4 years) -
Milli Wilkinson
Renesmee (4 years) -
Eliza Faria
Renesmee (4 years) -
Tate Clemons
Renesmee (5 years) -
Taylor Diane Robinson
Renesmee (5 years) -
Kailyn Stratton
Renesmee (5 years) -
Rachel St. Gelais
Renesmee (5 years) -
Blythe Barrington-Hughes
Renesmee (7 years) -
Xavier Samuel
Riley -
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All Critics (177) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (92) | DVD (2)
A feast of ripe dialogue and bloodsucking action.
Top CriticThe fifth and final entry in the historically successful "Twilight" franchise is the most self-aware and in some ways the most entertaining.
If anything, this series has gotten dumber and more inert as it has progressed, with this last one finally reaching over into an extended wallow in camp.
I'll probably never understand the popularity of the Twilight movies. They're haphazardly assembled adaptations of awful books.
You're going to hear a lot about Breaking Dawn Part 2 being the best of the Twilight movies. That's like saying a simple head cold is preferable to swine flu.
The 'Twilight Saga' has no upmarket aspirations. Seeking neither critical applause or peer-review awards, these movies, like those of Tyler Perry, seek only to provide unabashed satisfaction to those who believe in their characters.
Breaking Dawn - Part Two is an efficient, rewarding finale for the loyalists, and really isn't bad enough to bother the rest of us.
In "The Twilight Saga-Breaking Dawn, Part 2," Bella gets a much-needed fire in her belly. Her wimpy former self is suddenly a badass.
I may not be a doctor but believe me there is no way that Stewart and Pattinson would ever produce a baby this ugly.
The Twilight series comes to a close with this uneven yet satisfying finale that effectively wraps up the saga of these vivid, almost iconic characters...
Robert Pattinson talks about the End of Being Edward.
It's been a sappy and largely uneventful ride, and I welcome The Hunger Games taking its place in girls' hearts, but let's not pretend there haven't been far worse film series.
I rolled my eyes, laughed at, and laughed with this film. I was entertained. It's a sloppy enjoyable mess, and the most fun I had watching a 'Twilight' movie.
Taylor Lautner's abs.
Hopelessly dumb and often unintentionally funny. As with everything about this nutty series, I couldn't shake the feeling that Stephenie Meyer's creation is just kooky in all the wrong ways.
if you haven't seen any of them - why not see this one? It's crazy fun for less than two hours ... It's all very tonally specific, and the tone is bonkers. But it's so intriguing, and everyone looks so good ... the guiltiest pleasure of the year.
In one of Stephenie Meyer's weirder conceits, Jacob 'imprints' on Bella's daughter: This may be the most awkward way to resolve a love triangle since Luke discovered Leia was his sister.
Condon, the cast, and the crew of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 have made something they can be proud of.
"Breaking Dawn Part 2" offers readers and moviegoers the ending they hoped for. Only problem is most will be asking for more and wishing it was not the final chapter.
If only the other films in the series featured such surprises (as in this film's climactic battle) instead of being so by-the-numbers in adaptation and crafting, the saga might have proven more significant.
This franchise ends with a fitting finale that neither proves the series worth, nor does it disappoint the faithful.
The big payoff to the Twilight saga is a solidly mounted, carefully directed exercise in franchise box-ticking... Even the decapitations are done tastefully.
Haters will hate, Twi-hards will love hard and the objective viewer will find another flawed spectacle which, while not as without merit as some would argue, is still easy to pick apart.
I'm afraid there will be more of these, since these particular kinds of films provide a way for studios to make tons of money using very little effort or creative resources.
The perfect ending of the series for those who are fans of the books, but for the rest it is a little overdone and confusing.
Audience Reviews for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Super Reviewer
Director Bill Condon cannot quite handle this kind of material very well. He shoots in many directions but never fully goals. Promising and stylish opening titles aside, this is a very mixed bag. It is entertaining, often silly, unshamedly melodramatic and full of awkward dialogue. But i don't want to be unfair towards this franchise. Target audince, which are mostly teenagers i presume, will be possibly more satisfied than i was. I am not saying that this film wasn't any good. It just suffers from uneven screenplay and average direction.
There is one true stand out moment here and that is the spectacular climax which finally shows some more potential from Condon when it comes to adding some true drama into action. Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro also knows how to shoot action with his camera and this particular climax is great opportunity for him which he wisely uses well. While the climax is suspenseful to watch and will have you edge of your seat, it is quite disappointing to see that the surprise twist in the end just makes it all feel a bit whimper. The way it pulls rug under the feet of a viewer feels something closer to an bad imitation on Brian De Palma's famous faux endings than anything that would be proper in a film like this. I haven't read the books and maybe it all worked much better in the books but here it left a bad aftertase.
In the end Twilight Saga was a franchise that was much better than it's unfair reputation. Especially David Slade's darker take adaptation with third film, Eclipse, was a real treat and by far the best film of the whole series. Anyone who are keen for vampires, werewolves and enchanting forests with magical atmosphere should give this franchise a chance.
Super Reviewer
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- Charlie Swan: You're not gonna turn into an animal are you?
- Jacob Black: She wishes she was that awesome.
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- Charlie Swan: The women knows her trout.
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- Jacob Black: So, should I call you 'Dad'?
- Edward Cullen: No!
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- Esme: Blink at least 3 times a minute.
- Bella Swan: Blinks really fast,then turns to Esme to see if she has it right.
- Esme: Um...That was good.
- Jacob Black: Yeah for a cartoon character.
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- Bella Swan: [Renesmee reaches for Tanya] Don't be afraid, this is how she communicates.
- Tanya: [Renesmee touches Tanya's cheek] It's true! She's not immortal.
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- Kate: [gasps] The Voltori will come for all of us!
- Tanya: You get that thing out of here!
- Edward Cullen: She's not what she looks like.
- Tanya: This is a CRIME!
Discussion Forum
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| Lessons We Learned from "Twilight" | 12 days ago | 33 |
| The best Twlight? | 12 days ago | 30 |
| The Epic Finale That Will Live Forever | 12 days ago | 25 |
| "Twist ending" fan reaction | 14 days ago | 4 |
| Omg! Miracle | 14 days ago | 14 |
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Foreign Titles
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Biss zum Ende der Nacht (teil 2) (DE)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (UK)
