With a cast of fresh young blood, including Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and newly minted heartthrob Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, Twilight opens in theaters today. While the film will undoubtedly be met with rapturous fans who have been stalking tickets to the first screenings for weeks now, the first adaptation of Stephenie Meyerʼs blockbuster book series is an unfortunately misguided, if well intentioned, attempt.

When Bella moves to Oregon and meets Edward, a vampire she falls instantly, madly in love with, a heart wrenching, blood sucking, love story for all eternity should be born. Instead director Catherine Hardwicke putters out a lukewarm tale of angst-ridden teenage love that lacks any eloquence, depth or rationale. Without teeth, bite or heart, Twilight will likely be well received by the fans who would have loved it anyway but, unlike the Harry Potter films which are enthralling for even a Hogwarts novice, this saga wonʼt be earning any new converts along the while.

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