If the Eclipse movie was a dark point for the series, Breaking Dawn, Part 1, brings new light. As the story continues, Bella and Edward tie the knot and prepare to live happily ever after. However, their luxurious honeymoon is interrupted when Bella realizes that she is pregnant, and the vampire-human hybrid baby in her womb seems certain to destroy her from within. In the meantime, the werewolves are mad - and they are ready to go to war against the Collins, because they consider the treaty broken. However, Jacob, who is nursing his emotional wounds, still wants to protect Bella.
The story may not seem great, and it isn't, but it ends up working very well on the screen. True, the computer generated werewolves look fake, and the wolf pack powwows are down-right silly, but everything else falls into place nicely. The acting is excellent all-around. The perpetually (and comically) self-indulgent drama of the couple's relationship is well portrayed, with enough light-heartedness to allow us a good chuckle or two - and some good laughs - along the way. The by now infamous birth sequence has just the right degree of creepiness. (To be honest, I am not sure how this scene could cause seizures, as it supposedly did in some theaters, but no doubt I need to learn more about how seizures work.)
Breaking Dawn, Part 1, is not great filmmaking, but it is an engaging presentation of approximately half of the 4th book in the series. But before you get too comfortable, hold on, the Volturi are coming, and they are not amused... IMDb Link
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