Does Twilight Movie Stand Up to the Book?
Does Twilight Movie Stand Up to the Book? Saturday November 22, 2008 #spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) So Twilight has had two nights in the theaters now, and reviews have not been good, despite the well-matched sensibility of director Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown). The Chicago Tribune said that the film failed to create the visual magic necessary to the story: “Hardwicke was right to concentrate on getting the smoldering down between her stars, but the story depends on Bella’s (and the audience’s) amazement at this strange new world of supernatural feats.” Variety called it “a supernatural romance in which the supernatural and romantic elements feel rushed, unformed and insufficiently motivated, leaving audiences with little to do but shrug and focus on
