You can hate on Twilight all you want, but when it comes to that first movie, the only one directed by a woman, the first half of the movie is NEAR PERFECT. The performances are actually perfect and on cue, and the editing is out of this world. It's exactly as it's supposed to be to get a teenager into a romantic mood.

The film falls off a bit at the end, while the rest of the films in the series suck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7_InVma-iw