A year ago, when my sister was gushing about something called twilight, i remember giving her a VERY blank look. My reaction was maybe to look out the window, until she very carefully explained it was actually 'Twilight' - the latest novel that all people were reading these days.

Its been a year. And now that i've actually seen the movie, i really have to say a few things.

While i know i'm not intrinsically built for sitting and watching a romance movie, this one particularly and conflictingly so, frustrated me to no end. There were stark glowing moments that i wanted to smack the two star-crossed lovers' heads together and forced them to make-out and do everything else they needed to do. I'm not sure about the book, but seriously, the amount of heartfelt pining was seriously getting under my skin. The conflicting part comes from the fact that the much of the movie just seemed more like a soap opera than the glorious accounts of an amazing romance novel that i've heard about. And there were many romantic moments in the movie that had so much potential, and instead it fell flat.

However, this is not to say i didn't enjoy the romance. There were a few very striking moments. Without putting out a glaring spoiler, the ending of the second bedroom scene was very softly touching. The cinematic-direction was well done in that instance. (perhaps the only instance) Kristen Stewart pulls off an amazing performance with barely a lift of those fae-like eyes. And oh my, does she ever have gorgeously red lips and a pale, pale face? Yeah ... she really is beautiful. There are a few quirks in her acting that turn out to be very endearing - those abrupt huffs of frustration and indecision she puffs out when around Edward is a masterful touch. Really helps in bringing Bella's character to life. Edward is also well played, but it looked like there was so much more Robert Pattinson could've done and has the potential to do so. Except, it seemed in the end he was restricted by some poor script writing and direction.

I refuse to even speak about the action and tree jumping. About the only good or 'cool' scene in a vampire movie, about physically and mentally enhanced super beings, was a too short baseball scene. Figure that one out. Btw, Dr. Cullen is one cool dude ... that was suprisingly unexpected.

As for side characters, Alice is simply adorable, sleek and very, very cute. Not to mention she's very stylish.

To sum it all up, Kristen Stewart really held the reins in this movie and kept its lustre alive as much as one person can possible do. I sure hope they choose a better script writer and director the next time around.

I am however, very undecided whether i should read the book or not. If the book is exactly like the movie, i think i'd rather pass.