Twilight

Plot Summary

Main characters Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen are played by Kristen Stewart (Zathura: A Space Adventure, Adventureland) and Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). While Stewart was quickly selected to play Bella, her counterpart was a little harder to find. The author’s ideal Edward had to easily convey the beauty and danger of the vampirical character. Meyers actually wanted the role to go to Henry Cavill (Superman. As in, the Superman), however, Pattinson fit the bill for a brooding, vampire-y guy, and here we are.
The movie remained fairly on track with the plot of the book, with minor adjustments to help the transition from page to screen. For example, Alice’s backstory is included in the book but skipped in the movie, and the Cullen family crest is absent from the books but included in the movie—not necessarily details that would ruin a film to a reader, or vice-versa. Critics were satisfied by the movie, but not moved by it. One reviewer, particularly unimpressed by the acting, stated that Stewart alternated between two expressions: “blank and slightly less blank.” Harsh, but not entirely wrong.