New Moon is the second of the vampire franchise phenomenon that is Stephanie Myers famous / infamous ‘Twlight Saga’ to hit the screens. If you haven’t heard of the films and books – where have you been? Surely even the most cynical and sceptical person must have seen the rising stars of Robert Pattinson (cant walk anywhere without being followed by hordes of teenage girls) and Kirsten Stewart the recent recipient of the BAFA rising star award.
The story for those who don’t know is a teenage vampire saga, (the one that has now launch nearly all of the others hitting our screens) Edward (Pattinson) is a vampire who falls for Bella (Stewart). Apart from the small fact of him being undead they have to overcome numerous trials in the quest for true love. In this film Edward decides to protect Bella by separating from her – which devastates her. Bella eventually though she seeks out her best friend Jacob (Lautner) to help fill her days – but Jacobs obviously smitten with her and is himself hiding a supernatural secret.
Largely a review for any Twlight film is going to be irrelevant – you will either be into the films or you wont – its kinda like Marmite. So if you are into the franchise you will love it, its got more action than the first film and although Edward is absent for a large part of the movie Weitz has cleverly inserted his image to be a guide / warning to Bella. Theres also a lot more abs on show and a lot of werewolf action that works very well.
Theres not much else to be said except I'm into the films – hence the star rating - if your not into it this might not be the best one of the franchise to start on – begin at Twilight, and as for me roll on Eclipse due in cinemas in June 2010.
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast:
Kristen Stewart – Bella Swan
Taylor Lautner – Jacob Black
Robert Pattinson – Edward Cullen
Billy Burke – Charlie Swan
Ashley Green – Alice Cullen
Anna Kendrick – Jessica
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