CAN YOU STAND IT?!
Finally, the countdown has begun.
Twilight hits theaters tomorrow night.
And ...?
Well, for one,
HollywoodElsewhere.com described the atmosphere at the NYC advance screening, saying, “The movie had the crowd in the palm of its hand."
Despite an embargo on reviews by the studio, the word is getting out. Here's what some folks are saying.
The
Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips has been posting talking points this week as his own sort of countdown to his official review, which went live today. He starts out by saying, “’Low-key’ is not the adjective you'd expect to describe a highly anticipated vampire movie, but there it is.” He gives credit to the film adaptation by writing, “It is faithful to its source material, which will likely please the fan base. It's also better written than (Stephenie) Meyer's book, which tends toward froth and fulmination.” Even so, Phillips feels the movie falls short and goes on to say, “On a simple but crucial matter of visual magic. Whenever something fantastic requires straightforward on-screen depiction,
Twilight looks like a weaker episode from Season 6 of
Charmed."
Claudia Puig,
USA Today: “Despite questionable casting, wooden acting, laughable dialogue and truly awful makeup, nothing is likely to stop young girls from swarming to this kitschy adaptation.”
Owen Glieberman,
EW.com: “(Director
Catherine Hardwicke) has reconjured
Meyer's novel as a cloudburst mood piece filled with stormy skies, rippling hormones and understated visual effects.”
James Berardinelli,
ReelViews.com: “
Twilight isn't an especially good movie, but neither is it an abomination. At times, the dialogue is laugh-aloud bad - almost to the point of being hilarious.”
Chuck Wilson,
The Village Voice: “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.”
Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer: “
Twilight -- directed with savvy humor by
Catherine Hardwicke -- turns vampirism into a metaphor for teen lust.”
Peter Hartlaub,
The San Francisco Chronicle: “This entertaining adaptation provides at least three movies worth of teen angst, dreamy good looks and sparkly skinned vampires
And finally,
RottenTomatoes.com: c\ “Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen,
Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated.”