Let's
get
first
things
first
New
Moon
is
no
match
to
its
predecessor
Twilight.
But
that
doesn't
make
Chris
Weitz
directed
movie
bad.
Robert
Pattinson
who
has
mesmerised
his
fans
rises
from
the
grave
again
to
feast
on
blood
and
set
teenage
pulses
racing
in
The
Twilight
Saga
New
Moon.
The
movie
based
on
Stephenie
Meyer's
book
comes
with
a
stiff
challenge
to
live
up
to
the
expectations
after
its
Twilight
had
grossed
more
than
$350
million
at
the
Box
Office.
On
her
18th
birthday
Isabella
Bella
Swan
(Kristen
Stewart)
is
on
top
of
the
moon
when
Edward
Cullen
(Robert
Pattinson)
the
vampire
she
falls
in
love
with
and
his
family
throw
her
a
birthday
party.
While
unwrapping
a
gift,
she
gets
a
paper
cut,
which
causes
Edward's
adopted
brother,
Jasper
(Jackson
Rathbone),
to
be
overwhelmed
by
the
smell
of
her
blood
and
attempt
to
kill
Bella.
To
protect
her,
Edward
decides
to
end
their
relationship,
and
the
Cullens
move
away
from
Forks.
This
leaves
Bella
heart-broken
and
depressed.
In
the
months
that
follow,
Bella
learns
that
thrill-seeking
activities,=
such
as
motorcycle
riding.
This
allows
her
to
hear
Edward's
voice
in
her
head.
She
also
seeks
comfort
in
her
deepening
friendship
with
Jacob
Black
(Taylor
Lautner),
a
cheerful
companion
who
eases
her
pain
over
losing
Edward.
Bella
later
discovers
that
Jacob
is
a
werewolf.
He
and
his
fellow
werewolves
protect
Bella
from
the
vampires
Laurent
(Edi
Gathegi)
and
Victoria
(Rachelle
Lefevre),
the
latter
of
whom
seeks
revenge
for
her
dead
mate,
James,
whom
the
Cullens
killed
in
Twilight.
Communication
gap
leads
Edward
to
believe
that
Bella
has
killed
herself.
Edward
flees
to
Italy
to
provoke
the
Volturi,
vampire
royalty
who
are
capable
of
killing
him.
Alice
(Ashley
Greene)
and
Bella
rush
to
Italy
to
save
Edward,
arriving
just
in
time
to
stop
him.
Before
leaving
Italy,
the
Volturi
tell
Edward
that
Bella,
a
human
who
knows
that
vampires
exist,
must
either
be
killed
or
transformed
into
a
vampire.
Edward
tells
Bella
that
he
has
always
loved
her
and
left
her
only
to
protect
her.
She
forgives
him,
and
the
Cullens
vote
in
favour
of
Bella
being
transformed
into
a
vampire.
Edward
gives
Bella
a
choice
to
either
change
herself
after
her
graduation
he
will
change
her
himself.
New
Moon
effortlessly
sweeps
you
along
in
a
swirl
of
intoxicating
passion.
New
Moon
has
one
major
flaw,
being
a
supernatural
adventure
it
seems
to
be
packed
with
too
much
of
romance.
Robert
Pattinson
and
Kristen
Stewart
carry
great
performance
from
Twilight.
The
screenplay
at
times
seems
weak
but
can
surely
make
patient
characters
stick
to
their
seats.
The
movie
won't
disappoint
the
majority
of
its
teenage
fans.
But
it
is
a
let
down
for
many
Twilight
fans
who
felt
that
Catherine
Hardwicke
who
had
directed
the
first
flick
had
improved
upon
Stephenie
Meyer's
novel.
New
Moon
doesn't
seem
to
justify
why
Chris
Weitz
was
chosen
over
Catherine
Hardwicke.
At
112
minutes
of
runtime
New
Moon
seems
ideal
for
a
romantic
tale
of
this
sort.
Although
no
comparison
to
Twilight,
New
Moon
is
certainly
a
movie
worth
spending
a
few
bucks
on.