Yeah, motherhood has changed young Bella, but let's not kid ourselves. Bella's changes have a hell of a lot more to do with the fact that she is now a vampire. Gone are the days of mere mortal status. She is a vamp and loving it. Stronger. Faster. Actually, she's just a pair of metal legs away from Lee Majors. Her hubby is thrilled. That would be Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). He's glad to have Bella share in his powers. The pair wasted little time in making a baby, who emerges at the center of this flick. Little Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy) is half mortal and half vampire. The problem is that Renesmee is perceived to be an immortal child. That's trouble. You see, an immortal child would draw the fatal wrath of the Voturi--the oft-unjust governing body of the vampires. The rule is simple: All immortal children must die because they are simply too big of a threat to the vampires secretive way of life. So, the Volturi gather forces to extinguish Renesmee and anyone in their way. The trouble is simple. The Volturi have it all wrong. The kid is NOT immortal, but half and half. As minds are quite often very closed on the subject of immortal kids, it's up to the Cullens to find a few open minds. So, the Cullens travel to the Republican National Convention in search of a few open minds. Sadly, they find not one. Okay--I'm kidding, but I couldn't resist! Actually, they rally the troops who are either sick of the Volturi's bullying prowess or relatives willing to stick up for the Cullens and little Renesmee. Joining the defense are the werewolves. Of course, this is mainly because Jacob (Taylor Lautner) has imprinted on the baby--a concept that I have yet to wrap my little mind around because any way you cut it, watching the 20-something hottie pant like a pup around a 7-year old girl still freaks my freak...but, I digress. Yadayadayada...the Cullens with supporters and werewolves in town square off against the evil Volturi in a battle for the life of all, including lil Renesmee.
It's good...very good, actually. I'll go with 4.0 Stars on this one. I liked the first one. Loved the next two, but really hated the fourth installment. I figured that this one would be strong and anchor a great series nicely. It does not disappoint. Sure, halfway through this one, I was a little dissatisfied, but a very strong finish pushed Breaking Dawn Part II to a 4.0 Star finish.
Keep in mind, that I'm not at all familiar with the books, so I don't know what changes people have been talking about to the finale of the movie. However, I have no complaints. The epic battle scene I actually loved. That whole sequence played out to perfection in my book. You love the 'good' guys...you know why you hate the 'bad' guys and when all hell breaks loose and falls apart, we were left with a perfect sequence.
It was also good to see Bella's character evolve to such a confident strength that it did. She was always incredibly strong-willed and lovable. She proved to be even more lovable as a vampire. There were several characters who evolved nicely in this one. The inches of character evolving that we witnessed in the first four movies extended yards in the finale. Among others, that goes for Jacob as well, whose imprinting on Renesmee took his puppy-dog affections away from Bella.
All in all, the acting was good. I've always been a Kristen Stewart fan, and she didn't disappoint here. It's true that I've always been skeptical of Pattinson as Edward, but I think he had me sold by the third film and he proved solid here as well.
If you consider yourself to be a fan of Stephanie Meyer's collection, this movie version should not disappoint you. See it and see it BIG! If you've never paid any attention to this series, should you start now. Well, not unless you're willing to start at the beginning. Yeah--you may have been opposed to it for whatever reason...the vampire vs. werewolf thing? Maybe you didn't like Pattinson or Stewart or didn't want to see Lautner without his shirt on? Who knows! Just remember, as previously noted, people change and sometimes it is very much for the better. So--start at the beginning and give it a shot.
True...OUT!
P. S. This concludes my 60 reviews for the year. I've got a few that I've yet to post: Fun Size, Seven Psychopaths, Sinister. Those will probably get posted in January along with my December flicks...or feel free to email me if you want a sneak preview.
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