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The astonishing conclusion to the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions. -- (C) Officia... read more read more...l Site

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PG-13, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Bill Condon

Release Date: November 15, 2012

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DVD Release Date: March 2, 2013

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  • skactopus
    April 17, 2013
    skactopus
    Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is a mediocre end to a mediocre series.

    100 minutes may seem like a brief run time for a story of this caliber, but it definitely feels longer. Supposedly, the first 75% of the film serves as a buildup for the massiv

    ... read moree finale, but it turns out to be tedious and uneventful. Then the finale comes and it is a tad underwhelming.

    The violence is toned down brutality with no blood in sight, while the CG is passable. There is a bunch of it in the finale, but epic the battle is not.

    For the most part Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are stale and monotone. Taylor Lautner is a little better. Ashley Green and Martin Sheen are the lives of the party, but they can only do so much.

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 brings closure as needed. Nothing more. Nothing less.
  • emilkakko
    March 24, 2013
    emilkakko
    While improvement over Breaking Dawn Part 1, this final entry into the Twilight Saga is still far from flawed and does not hold a candle for the first three films.
    Director Bill Condon cannot quite handle this kind of material very well. He shoots in many directions but never fu... read morelly goals. Promising and stylish opening titles aside, this is a very mixed bag. It is entertaining, often silly, unshamedly melodramatic and full of awkward dialogue. But i don't want to be unfair towards this franchise. Target audince, which are mostly teenagers i presume, will be possibly more satisfied than i was. I am not saying that this film wasn't any good. It just suffers from uneven screenplay and average direction.
    There is one true stand out moment here and that is the spectacular climax which finally shows some more potential from Condon when it comes to adding some true drama into action. Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro also knows how to shoot action with his camera and this particular climax is great opportunity for him which he wisely uses well. While the climax is suspenseful to watch and will have you edge of your seat, it is quite disappointing to see that the surprise twist in the end just makes it all feel a bit whimper. The way it pulls rug under the feet of a viewer feels something closer to an bad imitation on Brian De Palma's famous faux endings than anything that would be proper in a film like this. I haven't read the books and maybe it all worked much better in the books but here it left a bad aftertase.
    In the end Twilight Saga was a franchise that was much better than it's unfair reputation. Especially David Slade's darker take adaptation with third film, Eclipse, was a real treat and by far the best film of the whole series. Anyone who are keen for vampires, werewolves and enchanting forests with magical atmosphere should give this franchise a chance.
  • spielberg00
    March 23, 2013
    spielberg00
    Check in at themoviefreakblog.com 3/27 for my review.
  • itsjustme2004
    March 19, 2013
    itsjustme2004
    A really good series, and an absolutely perfect ending to the movie franchise. I don't care what the critics, or those lamebrains at the Razzie awards, say...the Twilight series have been very enjoyable. I enjoyed all the movies immensely, and I am sorry to see it finished!
  • fb100000145236770
    March 17, 2013
    fb100000145236770
    This is the conclusion of the "Twilight" series(well until they remake or come up with something else. As far as this series goes, this is probably the best of the bunch, but it's still a bad movie. I only say that because a lot of people lose their heads(literally, but there i... read mores no blood and it looks bad). I know, I know a lot of people love these movies, but I'm sorry they just aren't that great. The acting is terrible, the plot is weak, the effects are cheap, and they just don't seem to go anywhere. "Breaking Dawn Part 1" was really the only one that advanced anything in the series and "Part 2" is ends it with kind of a whimper. I'm sure that there is a good movie that can be made out of this series, but in my opinion it hasn't happened yet. Kristin Stewart is just as bland as a vampire as she is a human, and the rest of the cast is just as bad. The only real reason to watch this, is if you have watched the rest of the movies, just to see how it ends(and it's a weak ending). Otherwise just ignore it, and wait for the reboot.
  • LWOODS04
    March 3, 2013
    LWOODS04
    "Breaking Dawn Part 2 is in my opinion, the best made movie of the bunch. If your not a fan of the books, there is no way you will enjoy these movies fully. Well, even being a fan of the books you may not enjoy these movies fully. The first Twilight film was bad. The actin... read moreg, directing, and the writing. The second one was much better. I know most found it boring, and I see their point. But if you had read the book and then seen the movie you would have gotten how extremely close Chris Weitz got the movie to the book. I thought David Slade did a great job with Eclipse. Eclipse was my favorite book and had been my favorite movie of the bunch. That was until this one. I've seen these actors in other films, I know they can act. But only when given the right material and the right director. Which is what they got with this movie and the one before it. Bill Condon was able to make everything better. Even getting the best performances from the actors then any of the other directors were able to. The ending was and will be a surprise for those who read the book. It was completely different. But it was different in a good way. If only Stephenie would have written it that way to begin with. I like the book the least out of them all. So to see the movie bypass the film, well that's an accomplishment for the director and the screen writer. If your a fan of the books and these films then you will love this movie. If your one of the many haters these books and films have, then pass it."
  • phubbs1
    February 23, 2013
    phubbs1
    'Bella' awakens to her new life as a vampire, her eyes now glowing red and her complexion pale and delicate. She picks up things she has never noticed before, her senses alive and super charged for the first time. Her vision has pinpoint accuracy, her hearing detects the tinyest ... read moresounds and her agility is now superhuman. She runs off into the forest with 'Edward' to experience her new vampiric abilities. As she sprints through the trees at top speed, she sees nature in all its beauty, like never before with her new vampire vision. Everything can be seen in slow motion, the insects flying, the flowers blooming, she can hear various small wildlife buzzing, clicking and calling.

    Yes, nature and its creatures seen and heard for the first time perfectly in all their glory, beauty, majesty...and then she rips out its throat.

    The big finale to the epic 'Twilight' series finally dawns (hehe) upon us, the limp tale continues from where it left off. Unfortunately this means we go straight back into the vampire soap opera we had to put up with in the last deary installment. Its not as bad as the last film in that sense, at least this time we have 'Bella' getting used to her new vampire skills and scowling EVEN more than normal. On the down side we still have 'Jacob' sexually frustrated because he can't do it doggy style with 'Bella' and lots of average young actors with lots of poorly done heavy face makeup.

    The effects are still pretty damn ropey all the way through, the CGI is near laughable in most sequences with terrible special vampire skill sequences of super speed. The wolves look like cartoons and characters look like ragdolls when knocked about in the air or where ever.

    Worst new effect must be the new born child, was that thing CGI? it bloody looked like it. Jesus that looked eerie, I think it was either a fully CGI baby or a real baby with a CGI face! good god!, no wonder everyone thought it was evil.

    The plot on the whole is much more interesting than the last film, overall this film is better than the last as that was terrible. Its all just a prolonged build up to the big fight at the end, but even that isn't entirely as it seems. Anyway the fight has been talked about a lot but frankly I don't see why. Sure its probably the best thing in the entire franchise but its hardly worth waiting for. Plenty of heads being ripped off and arms torn from their sockets whilst vampires and wolves go down in a flurry of sparkly action, but in no way is any of it original or really exciting.

    I thought the whole bit about gathering vampire friends from around the world quite amusing, basically a recruitment montage. Its fun but highly generic and cliched, the amazonian female vampires in their tribal outfits, never thought Egypt would have vampires, one bloke from the American Revolution period who doesn't shut up about it (you'd think he would have let that go after a few hundred years) and the hilariously cliched Irish vampires complete with flatcaps, scarfs and dowdy, drab clothes that looked like poor labourers.

    I've said before this franchise isn't as bad as many say and I will still stand by that. The first film was OK, second was fair and third was a bit better than them both, best not to talk of the pointless fourth. Yes the film is still chock full of sulky looking younglings, cheesy ass panto style makeup, lots of brooding, lots of dialog about things only the book readers will know of (or if you can remember from the last films, I couldn't), characters that pop up outta nowhere (I lost track), vampires that look and dress like pupils from 'Hogwarts' and of course Miss Stewart doing her best grimacing/pouting ever!

    As you can guess the fans will love and probably mums with their daughters too. The franchise was always just an excuse for mums/daughters/teen girls to see some fit firm young men in very very soft acceptable porn, tastefully done of course. I'm sure its close to the source material and it has been good in places but it is a weak romantic tale really, drawn out over five films.

    And what is the deal with 'Jacob'? the dude isn't romantically involved with 'Bella' anymore, but he still wants it doesn't he, doesn't he?. 'Bella' still keeps him around why? for threesomes? just to look at his nice body? to abuse him?. He gets a raw deal if you ask me, he gets to babysit their kid and generally be a dogsbody forever whilst watching 'Bella' and 'Edward' get it on. Maybe he likes that?.

    This final episode is like the first three, its average and just about kept my attention although the originality of the original is of course long gone. A nice end credits sequence ties everything up in a sweet lovable girly bow, but will we see more of this supernatural heartbreaker? or is it indeed finished...forever?.
  • EightThirty
    February 18, 2013
    EightThirty
    18/02/2013 (Online)
  • Raajay
    January 10, 2013
    Raajay
    It was entertaining enough that I finished it but irritating enough that I kept on wishing they'd done a better job at finishing the saga. It just felt that there was a lot of standing around and looking hot instead of real dialogue and plot. But what can you expect?
  • CreedsDelight
    December 28, 2012
    CreedsDelight
    Literally NOTHING happens.

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Critic Reviews

Bruce Diones
December 3, 2012
Bruce Diones, New Yorker

A feast of ripe dialogue and bloodsucking action. Full Review

Richard Roeper
November 19, 2012
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

The fifth and final entry in the historically successful "Twilight" franchise is the most self-aware and in some ways the most entertaining. Full Review

Bilge Ebiri
November 19, 2012
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine

If anything, this series has gotten dumber and more inert as it has progressed, with this last one finally reaching over into an extended wallow in camp. Full Review

James Berardinelli
November 18, 2012
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

I'll probably never understand the popularity of the Twilight movies. They're haphazardly assembled adaptations of awful books. Full Review

Peter Travers
November 16, 2012
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

You're going to hear a lot about Breaking Dawn Part 2 being the best of the Twilight movies. That's like saying a simple head cold is preferable to swine flu. Full Review

Glenn Kenny
November 16, 2012
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies

The 'Twilight Saga' has no upmarket aspirations. Seeking neither critical applause or peer-review awards, these movies, like those of Tyler Perry, seek only to provide unabashed satisfaction to those ... Full Review

Guy Lodge
November 16, 2012
Guy Lodge, Time Out

A riotous showdown ... finds an absurdly ingenious way both to preserve and subvert the contentiously passive climax of Meyer's novel. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
November 15, 2012
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a movie so dull you might start yanking on your own head after about an hour. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
November 15, 2012
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

After the laborious exposition of "Part 1," "Part 2" is able to reap the benefits, tying together some disparate threads and providing real action at the end. Full Review

Dana Stevens
November 15, 2012
Dana Stevens, Slate

The very title Breaking Dawn, Part 2 hints at what the movie, sadly, reveals to be the case: The Twilight franchise has overstayed its welcome. Full Review

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    • Jacob Black: She wishes she was that awesome.
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    • Jacob Black: So, should I call you 'Dad'?
    • Edward Cullen: No!
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    • Bella Swan: Blinks really fast,then turns to Esme to see if she has it right.
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