download the new version for iphoneThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2

One of the distinguishing factors of the whole Twilight Saga has been its unerring ability to prevent four directors of variable talent from demonstrating any real cinematic flair. Alerted to the great danger posed by this intolerable case of miscegenation, the Volturi, led by the preening Aro ( Michael Sheen, in the series’ most entertaining performance), make haste for the snowy wastes of the Pacific Northwest for the ultimate showdown. These spoilsports are the imperious members of the Volturi, the ancient Italy-based aristocrats and self-appointed arbiters of vampiredom. However, there are those who would view Bella’s baby, Renesmee, much as most people saw Mia Farrow’s spawn in Rosemary’s Baby: as a threat, an “immortal child” whose lack of self-control could reveal vampires to humans. “I was born to be a vampire,” she contentedly proclaims. And once she gets a sample of vampire sex - unlimited endurance, off-the-charts intensity, no need for sleep - she’s totally sold on her new life.

Advised by Edward that, “We need to get your thirst under control,” Bella amusingly exhibits a craving for a vulnerable mountain climber but settles for the blood of a mountain lion, of all things, as her first meal on her new restricted diet. Taken on a run in the woods by her husband, Robert Pattinson’s Edward, she delights in her sudden speed, unbridled energy and inhuman powers. Having given birth, Kristen Stewart’s Bella awakens with her new vampire eyes and immeasurably jacked-up strength and perceptions. Shot by director Bill Condon concurrently with Breaking Dawn - Part 1 over six months in 2010-11, Part 2 picks up right where its predecessor left off. and $2.5 billion generated worldwide will be increased considerably by the time Breaking Dawn finally reaches its dusk. The $1 billion generated by the first four entries in the U.S. Anyone who has seen even one of the previous cinematic installments of Stephenie Meyer’s endlessly protracted cross-species love story basically knows what to expect here, and the multitudes who have seen them all will jam theaters the world over in the coming weeks to experience the consummation so devoutly to be wished: the ultimate and imperishable union of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen.

If the entire five-part, 608-minutes-all-in running time of The Twilight Saga means anything at all, it is that vampires are the ultimate fairy-tale characters, as this is a story that literally ends happily ever after and forever for all concerned.

Download the new version for iphoneThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2