‘Twilight’ in the eye of the beholder - At the movies- msnbc.com
“Twilight” is a vampire movie, but it’s not a horror movie; if it were, it might sport a title like “The Pouting” or “Attack of the Albino Hollister Models” or “Bloodsucker Prom Date.” It’s never an easy task to bring a hit book to the screen, but by filling the screen with stares, stammers and silences, director Catherine Hardwicke and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg tread into the territory of unintentional hilarity.
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The fact that Pattinson accentuates almost every line by widening his eyes as much as possible and then not blinking for an uncomfortably long period of time is the stuff of future drinking games.
One of the better reviews I’ve read in a while. This movie will catch me in 3-4 years on a rainy Saturday afternoon and I’ll remember to get out something to drink. (That’s a sign of a good review.)
