The Twilight Saga: New Moon

I have to admit that I enjoyed the first film in this series, in spite of the fact that I'm about 40 years outside of it's target demographic. Unfortunately this one has little of what made the first one so enjoyable. I felt like I was watching an episode of Gossip Girls, which incidentally I've never actually seen, although I can imagine it's like this film without all the vampires and werewolves. By the way, if you have a film with the aforementioned supernatural creatures you're supposed to have more than a token amount of action, or at least enough to counteract some of the whiny teenage angst on display. Kristen StewartKristen Stewart, Robert PattinsonRobert Pattinson and Taylor LautnerTaylor Lautner reprise their roles from the first film, and they all do a credible job; the problem is the script, not them. The film picks up towards the end with the appearance of Michael SheenMichael Sheen as Aro, apparently the Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler of the vampires, but it's just not enough. This is one of those films that's review proof, and if you're a teenage girl it's likely that nothing can keep you away. Anyone else should avoid this like a vampire does a sunny day.

Rating - 1 1/2 Stars