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THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2Movie Reviews
Fantasy drama about Bella and Edward's efforts to protect their child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Cast:Kristen Stewart, Maggie Grace, Robert Pattinson, Dakota Fanning, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Michael Sheen, Mackenzie Foy, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jackson Rathbone, Daniel Cudmore, Peter FacinelliDirector:Bill CondonRelease Date:November 15, 2012DVD Release:March 2, 2013From:Lionsgate/Summit EntertainmentRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 56 min
MARCH 2, 2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Good (Not Great) Reviews
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 played to good not great reviews. • Stephen Whitty wrote in the New Jersey Star-Ledger, "...this is not a movie for cynics... This is for people who were on Team Edward from Day One... for them, at last, this is the big, bloody, beautiful payoff." More Reviews Below...
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Positive Reviews (44 Reviews, reviews below)
Mary Pols, Time: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...wildly campy, action-packed... the special effects are, as usual, terrible, but all this jells perfectly with Condon's B-movie atmosphere of melodrama and mayhem."(See all of Mary Pols's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 986 words, 11/16/12
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "...gleefully over-the-top... by far the best film in the series.... dares to have a little fun -- it actually makes you laugh intentionally for once, teetering on self-parody..."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 830 words, 11/14/12
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...starts off slow but gathers momentum, and that's because, with Bella and Edward united against the Volturi, the picture has a real threat."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 676 words, 11/16/12
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: MODERATE(cg) "...it's almost completely bad. But there's a smidge of twisted energy in the final chapter as if everyone is relieved to be done with the damn thing."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 457 words, 11/16/12
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "...starts slowly with risible dialogue, but picks up in the second hour... the final scene is all vamp love, all the time -- in a floral greeting-card setting."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 574 words, 11/16/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...if you're going to bring the series to a close, 'Part Two' does it about as well as it can be done.... I imagine fans will be pleased."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 763 words, 11/14/12
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: WEAK(cg) "...every aspect ripens to a level of what can only be termed You-Must-Be-High-Camp. And yet Pattinson, Stewart, and Lautner soldier on with valiant earnestness..."(See all of Glenn Kenny's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 832 words, 11/15/12
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: MODERATE(cg) "It's deflating, a desperate attempt to make the finale of Stephenie Meyer's vampire saga more cinematic while remaining reasonably faithful to the book."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 759 words, 11/16/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...an intensely tactile and intimate experience... Mr. Condon closes the series in fine, smooth style... he injects the movie with an invigorating energy..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 878 words, 11/16/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...does not take itself too seriously... There is more humor in general, and our newly minted warrior princess is responsible for much of it."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 886 words, 11/15/12
Sara Stewart, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The anemic Bella gets a much needed infusion in the cheerfully hammy final chapter... it's hokey -- the watchword of this whole series -- but fun."(See all of Sara Stewart's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 673 words, 11/15/12
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "The Volturi are somehow stupid enough to mistake Bella's daughter for something she isn't? What kind of stupid vampires are these vampires?"(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 11/15/12
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...pumps real life into this series, if only in its final third.... a big, bloody kiss to fans, with all the familiar faces, plus a yearbook ending."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 292 words, 11/15/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: WEAK "...most of the film is pitched at the same mopey register as the forgettable soft rock songs on the soundtrack, with everything underplayed to an alarming degree."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 823 words, 11/15/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...if you're going to bring the series to a close, 'Part Two' does it about as well as it can be done.... I imagine fans will be pleased."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 763 words, 11/14/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...wheel-spinning... It's about as exciting as watching David Blaine play Stratego and makes you miss the power of the first four films all the more..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 11/21/12
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...manages to find a pulse... It does so not through the drama, which is goofier than ever, but through laughter, some of which is actually intended."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 753 words, 11/16/12
Josep Parera, La Opinion: POOR(cg) "El desinterés evidente en los actores es fruto no de una puesta en escena tan convencional como insípida, sino del anodino libreto de Melissa Rosenberg."(See all of Josep Parera's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 626 words, 11/16/12
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "You have never seen so much unrealistic decapitation in your life. After about the 20th head-popping, which flips off like the top of a soda bottle, it's just ridiculous."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 852 words, 11/16/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "A weird amalgam of hard action and soft romance... Condon stages the battle royal with frenetic energy and no small amount of humor."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 504 words, 11/16/12
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: MODERATE(cg) "Stewart's acting hasn't improved, and the dialogue remains laughable. Bad actress, bad lines. Bad combination.... it's probably the best ending we could have hoped for..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 696 words, 11/15/12
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...scarcely features a line of dialogue more than 140 characters or a shot that lasts longer than is required to say it... this isn't an actor's movie."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 639 words, 11/16/12
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...this is not a movie for cynics... This is for people who were on Team Edward from Day One... for them, at last, this is the big, bloody, beautiful payoff."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 643 words, 11/16/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "...dull... Between Bella and Edward's friends and the Volturi, there isn't really much difference... The Volturi have better outfits. They're Italian. They have fashion sense."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 668 words, 11/16/12
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: MODERATE(cg) "...full of pauses and intense looks and vague standing around... padded out further by an impressively long credit sequence that pays tribute to everyone in the movie..."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 506 words, 11/16/12
Mike Russell, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "...funnier and a lot less padded-out than 'Part 1,' it's got a surprising amount of barmy action, it nicely juggles a huge cast, Michael Sheen is a riot..."(See all of Mike Russell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,070 words, 11/15/12
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "It's not a good film, but viewed from a cockeyed angle, it's a great guilty pleasure, and director Bill Condon is in on the joke."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 413 words, 11/16/12
Sean Daly, Tampa Bay Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Condon has delivered what feels like a 115-minute epilogue, a pretty but thin thank-you note for fans... the best part is the final 10 minutes..."(See all of Sean Daly's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 11/16/12
Adam Graham, Detroit News: WEAK(cg) "...the worst film of the 'Twilight' series, but the violent, crazed battle scene rescues it from being the worst film of the year."(See all of Adam Graham's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 380 words, 11/16/12
Roger Moore, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "...the finale is a doozy, impressive even to the casual 'Twilight' viewer.... But so much of what comes before that payoff is mundane, dull, all talk and no action."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 573 words, 11/16/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (10 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...wheel-spinning... It's about as exciting as watching David Blaine play Stratego and makes you miss the power of the first four films all the more..."(See all of Melissa Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 11/21/12
Genevieve Koski, AV Club: MODERATE(cg) "Condon and screenwriter Rosenberg deserve credit for rendering the story's passive conclusion so epically, but they're ultimately beholden to the inert source text..."(See all of Genevieve Koski's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 854 words, 11/15/12
Alison Willmore, Movieline: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...it sets aside the strange undercurrents of desire and danger that defined the series... Bella's an empowered badass, and that's why things feel off."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 957 words, 11/15/12
R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Characters are better employed; emotions are, for once, palpable; and the selfishness of Bella, author Stephenie Meyer's avatar, is finally somewhat squelched."(See all of R. Kurt Osenlund's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 844 words, 11/15/12
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "It's pretty much just Edward and Bella playing house -- literally... 'Twilight' has been nothing more than an onscreen masturbation fantasy."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,207 words, 11/19/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...an intensely tactile and intimate experience... Mr. Condon closes the series in fine, smooth style... he injects the movie with an invigorating energy..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 878 words, 11/16/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...does not take itself too seriously... There is more humor in general, and our newly minted warrior princess is responsible for much of it."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 886 words, 11/15/12
Dana Stevens, Slate: MODERATE "...dramatically static.... with the sexual heat gone from the center of the story, the only thing left to contemplate is the sanctity of the nuclear family..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 762 words, 11/15/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD "Laughter, disbelief and a sort of horrified exhilaration are all perfectly sane reactions... clears a low bar to stand easily as the franchise's most eventful and exciting entry."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,003 words, 11/13/12
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Pattinson and Stewart acquit themselves here just as they have throughout the saga... Now it's time for them, and the audience, to move on."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 952 words, 11/13/12
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...does not take itself too seriously... There is more humor in general, and our newly minted warrior princess is responsible for much of it."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 886 words, 11/15/12
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: EXCELLENT(cg) "...the most eventful, most engaging, and most thrilling film in a series that up until now was largely disappointing from an artistic standpoint... contains more of everything..."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 11/14/12
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: GOOD "...an intensely tactile and intimate experience... Mr. Condon closes the series in fine, smooth style... he injects the movie with an invigorating energy..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 878 words, 11/16/12
17.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2's reviews are separated by an average 17.2 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (44 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2's reviews cover 68.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 29,701 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 675 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Coverage, Volume & Length (44 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 15.2 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2's reviews on average broke 15.2 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (44 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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