After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
The final Twilight chapter lands squarely in mixed territory — franchise devotees walked out thrilled, particularly by a late action sequence that caught many critics off guard, while those outside the fanbase found the slow opening and familiar melodrama harder to forgive. Critics could agree on almost nothing else: some saw a series finally loosening up and having fun with its own absurdity, others found it earnest to a fault.
“Breaking Dawn: Part 2 starts off slow but gathers momentum, and that's because, with Bella and Edward united against the Volturi, the picture has a real threat”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Finally, someone took the source material at its terribly written word and stopped treating the whole affair so seriously”
Sara Stewart·New York Post
“No longer a mopey, lower-lip-biting emo girl, this Bella is twitchy, feral, formidable and fully energized, a goddess even among her exalted bloodsucker brethren”
Justin Chang·Variety
“Fans will be left on a high; other viewers will be confused but generally entertained by a saga whose romance is matched only by its weirdness”
Helen O'Hara·Empire
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
The final Twilight chapter lands squarely in mixed territory — franchise devotees walked out thrilled, particularly by a late action sequence that caught many critics off guard, while those outside the fanbase found the slow opening and familiar melodrama harder to forgive. Critics could agree on almost nothing else: some saw a series finally loosening up and having fun with its own absurdity, others found it earnest to a fault.
“Breaking Dawn: Part 2 starts off slow but gathers momentum, and that's because, with Bella and Edward united against the Volturi, the picture has a real threat”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Finally, someone took the source material at its terribly written word and stopped treating the whole affair so seriously”
Sara Stewart·New York Post
“No longer a mopey, lower-lip-biting emo girl, this Bella is twitchy, feral, formidable and fully energized, a goddess even among her exalted bloodsucker brethren”
Justin Chang·Variety
“Fans will be left on a high; other viewers will be confused but generally entertained by a saga whose romance is matched only by its weirdness”
Helen O'Hara·Empire
Fantasy, Drama, Romance