Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 2 -201... - The

No matter how you spin it, a 17-year-old imprinting on a baby is uncomfortable. The film tries to make it "protector/brotherly," but the final shot of Jacob standing with Renesmee as she ages rapidly still feels odd.

Go into it with low expectations for realism and high expectations for entertainment. You will leave smiling.

A surprisingly thrilling, emotionally satisfying, and gloriously bonkers finale that rewards long-time fans with fan service done right—including one of the most audacious fake-out sequences in modern blockbuster history. The Good 1. The Battle Sequence (No Spoilers – but also yes spoilers) Let’s address the elephant in the room. The final 20 minutes of Breaking Dawn – Part 2 are a masterpiece of trolling. The film builds toward a massive vampire war (The Cullens + wolf pack vs. The Volturi), and what happens is shocking, brutal, and deeply upsetting. Then... the rug pull. The "it was a vision" twist is so brazen, so cheeky, and so perfectly executed that you can’t help but applaud. It allows the film to show extreme violence (heads ripped off, bodies burned) without betraying the series' romantic core. It’s the best scene in any Twilight film. The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn - Part 2 -201...

Breaking Dawn – Part 2 is not a great film by normal standards. The dialogue is still stilted, the love triangle logic is nonsense, and the sparkling remains silly. However, as a , it is nearly perfect.

There are so many vampire cameos that you never get to know any of them. Lee Pace as Garrett and Rami Malek as Benjamin are great, but they get one line each before the chaos begins. No matter how you spin it, a 17-year-old

It understands that the audience has invested four films into these characters, and it rewards that investment with a thrilling, emotional, and surprisingly fun finale. The fake-out battle is a stroke of genius—allowing fans to have their violent cake and eat it too, without sacrificing the happy ending.

Director: Bill Condon Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner You will leave smiling

Anyone who hated the previous films, literalists who feel "cheated" by the vision sequence, and people who find imprinting creepy (fair).

Hardcore Twihards, fans of soap-opera melodrama, anyone who enjoys watching vampires rip each other’s heads off for five minutes only to say "just kidding."

As Volturi leader Aro, Michael Sheen plays the entire film at 11. His cackling, his "I want the child!" hissing, and his ridiculous robe-swishing are hilariously camp. It’s entertaining, but it destroys any sense of real menace. The Verdict Score: 7/10 (A solid "Good" for what it is)