Twilight
Summit Distribution | Release Date: November 21, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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18
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17
Negative:
3
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60
SlateDana Stevens
As a life lesson for teenage girls, Twilight (excuse the pun) sucks. As a parable for the dark side of female desire, it's weirdly powerful. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It's disappointing when a big-screen romance can't match up to the one in your imagination, at any age. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
An underwhelming vampire romance long on camp but short on emotional insight Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Though Edward and Bella reach certain heights in Twilight, notably during a charming scene that finds them leaping from piney treetop to treetop against the spectacular wilderness backdrop, the story’s moral undertow keeps dragging them down. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
Every generation gets the cinematic vampires it deserves...The current decade, judging from the bloodsuckers on display in Twilight, will be remembered as one of guilt, restraint and denial. It's just not that fun to be undead anymore. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
A disappointingly anemic tale of forbidden love that should satiate the pre-converted but will bewilder and underwhelm viewers who haven't devoured Stephenie Meyer's bestselling juvie chick-lit franchise. Read full review
50
Village VoiceChuck Wilson
In the 17-million-copy land of "Twilight," the calling card isn't blood and fangs, but the exquisite, shimmering quiver of unconsummated first love. By that measure, the movie version gives really good swoon. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Despite questionable casting, wooden acting, laughable dialogue and truly awful makeup, nothing is likely to stop young girls from swarming to this kitschy adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular novel. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerTravis Nichols
Those who want something to really sink their teeth into should head home on a rainy day, put on some goth anthems and reread the books. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Sometimes sensitive and often silly but really, essentially, beneath his pallor and her panting and their intertwined frustrations, it's just two long hours of coitus interruptus. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
This adaptation of the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer never rises above the level of a teen soaper on the CW, and its pale, sulky boy toys (Kellan Lutz, Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone) are more silly than scary. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle Smith
Edward's a remarkable young gentleman when you consider the hell he's been through: It turns out he's always 17, his fate to keep repeating high school, forever and ever. If that's my only option, kindly burn me at the stake. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
The movie is mainly geared to putting new twists on what John Hughes comedies used to call "sucking face." It will satisfy Meyer's devotees. Read full review
50
PremiereJenni Miller
The religious symbolism couldn't be more obvious (or disturbing). Keep your religion out of our vampires, Hollywood! Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubGenevieve Koski
While the movie attempts to find an compelling middle ground between gothic supernaturalism and teenage romance, it usually winds up stumbling into the inane territory implied by both descriptions. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorRobert Koehler
A young and as-yet-unformed actor, Stewart is cast in a role she's simply not ready for, and her effort to work hard – exactly what any actor must hide from the audience – is painfully visible in every scene. By contrast, Pattinson is smooth as glass, a born movie star who only needs to slant his eyes to grab attention. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
In a film that has the courage of its absurdity but not much else, Mr. Pattinson gets the best of what passes for style. Read full review
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