Twilight Review
Twilight really is strictly for fans of the book - while not terrible, it's far from great.
Twilight (2008)
Based on Stephenie Meyer’s book of the same name, Twilight follows Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who falls madly in love with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who she soon finds out is a vampire. Falling in love with her at the same time, Edward and Bella must overcome obstacles to preserve their forbidden relationship.
Twilight
- Director
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Release Date
- November 21, 2008
- Cast
- Robert Pattinson , Ashley Greene , Peter Facinelli , Rachelle Lefevre , Elizabeth Reaser , Kristen Stewart , Nikki Reed , Jackson Rathbone , Cam Gigandet , Kellan Lutz , Taylor Lautner , Anna Kendrick , Billy Burke
- Writers
- Melissa Rosenberg
- Runtime
- 121 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Twilight Saga
- Sequel(s)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon , The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
- Budget
- $37 million
Summary
Based on Stephenie Meyer’s book of the same name, Twilight follows Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who falls madly in love with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), who she soon finds out is a vampire. Falling in love with her at the same time, Edward and Bella must overcome obstacles to preserve their forbidden relationship.
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