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Reviews Counted:174
Fresh:50
Rotten:124
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: The Twilight Saga's second installment may satisfy hardcore fans of the series, but outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace, relentlessly downcast tone, and excessive length.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Nov 20, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $142,839,137
Synopsis: In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the... [More]
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning
Director: Chris Weitz
Ferocious werewolves suppressing their inner humans, up to no good undocumented undead illegally crossing borders for no reason than as possible filler, and sexy vampires that make panting girl hearts flutter and swoon across America.
Who am I to quibble with a patently-preposterous, escapist fantasy which never takes itself seriously, yet somehow still resonates perfectly with the overly-sentimental, puppy love inclinations of passionate, prepubescent females?
A perfect movie for pre-teen and early teen girls but a letdown for the rest of the audience due to its slow pace and whiny tone
If only director Chris Weitz had managed to tease out the real drama -- Bella's fear of aging -- instead of a tired one.
Top CriticA landmark cinematic event in 280 words, or one for every $500,000 of weekend box office.
Top CriticNew Moon has more humor, more action and fewer extraneous characters. Long story short: It glides where the first film galumphed.
'Dogs, vampires....my miserable life would be so much less complicated if I were ugly or maybe French,' exclaims Bella.
For me, nothing in 'New Moon' matches the visual excitement of the vampire baseball game in 'Twilight.'
The soundtrack will be smothered by the sounds of screaming girls, and laughing at them may be the only pleasure you get out of this arduously edited angst fest.
Bella’s confusion about the mystery of boys, adrenaline and testosterone matches her confusion about her soul. For Weitz, it’s all just F/X.
Boring, but I'll say this about New Moon: it appears to have been made by people more familiar with the craft of cinema than Twilight was.
benefits from greater romantic tension emanating from a love triangle, the inclusion of werewolves, and Kristen Stewart reducing her lower lip biting by at least fifty percent
The number one killer is that it's two hours and 10 minutes long and the plot recycles itself over and over again.
It has an amazing kind of emotional integrity and intensity.
Top CriticNew Moon doesn't have much of a plot; the bulk of it is Bella moping around. But director Chris Weitz knows a thing or two about love...
Weitz’s pacing is so limp you’re going to need the electricity generated by a live audience to keep from yelling, “Hurry it up!”
Top CriticNot as intense as it's predecessor Twilight, but still manages to shine.
...despite a better than expected attempt by (Chris) Weitz, this is a story that lacks any real quality.
Bella Swan is loathsome and not aware how insipid, self involved, narcissistic and whiny she is.
One of her suitors stays out all night with his weird friends. The other does his "Brokeback Mountain" thing with his buddies in the woods.
November 22, 2009:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: New Moon Shatters Records
Multiplex cash registers were overflowing as the hotly-anticipated vampire sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon opened to gargantuan numbers generating the third largest opening... More...
November 20, 2009:
Friday Harvest: New Moon, Avatar, and more!
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November 19, 2009:
Critics Consensus: New Moon Wanes
This week at the movies, we've got hot teen vampires (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson); a football family (The Blind Side, starring... More...
November 19, 2009:
Total Recall: Star-Crossed Lovers
A big part of the cinema's appeal is its ability to take us places we've never been -- but to really work, that escapism has to be grounded to universal themes, and like the... More...
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