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At last, Bella and Edward are getting married. When Jacob finds out that Bella wants to spend her honeymoon as a human, he is horrified, for Edward's passion could accidentally kill her. Bella does indeed survive her honeymoon, but a new complication arises when she discovers that she's pregnant, and the child is growing at an alarming rate. The pregnancy sets the wolves against Bella and Edward, but Jacob vows to protect his friend.

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Slow, joyless, and loaded with unintentionally humorous moments, Breaking Dawn Part 1 may satisfy the Twilight faithful, but it's strictly for fans of the franchise.

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Lizz

Autostraddle

So overall I found the whole experience to be fun because I love to be part of something, but the movie to be so-so... Finally, the movie seemed loooooooooooong. It lasted forever and ever. It was the longest two hour movie ever.

Jun 11, 2021

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Roger Moore

Tribune News Service

The worst film in the "saga." Utter camp.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 28, 2012

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Monica Castillo

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I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

Mar 10, 2012

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Ezequiel Boetti

EscribiendoCine

A well-made movie and at times even enjoyable, Breaking Dawn (Part 1) leaves the door open for the fifth and final film in a last scene that was easily previsioned. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Mar 5, 2024

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Brian Eggert

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If ranking the Twilight movies, I suppose you could place this one just after the first in terms of quality, but only because New Moon and Eclipse were so awful.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 6, 2023

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CJ Sheu

Critics at Large

If it weren't for Twilight's first-movie advantage, [this film] would take the top spot, because its plot is also entirely to do with Bella and Edward's romance[.]

Sep 10, 2021

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Icela That you showed an old popular movie Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review sofia_pena3 Absolutely amazing, astounding movie. What a cinematic masterpiece and it has forever changed my lige. #TeamEdward✌🏼😗 Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review jay Dude I love Twilight Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/06/22 Full Review Haylee I will forever come watch this movie as long as they keep playing it in theaters Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/12/22 Full Review Elise G 13 years later and im still traumitized by watching that honeymoon and birth scene at 14 years old. This movie was popular with teenagers because its written like a tween girl's fanfiction. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Leafy M This guy is 109 year's old and can't even play chess right. worst scene by far and totally ruined my immersion with this series. Then, by some weird cosmic reason, she somehow wins a game of chess by the interference of heaven and everything holy. most unrealistic movie ever, but other than that it's a typical twilight movie ^_^ Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bill Condon Director Kristen Stewart Bella Cullen Robert Pattinson Edward Cullen Taylor Lautner Jacob Black Billy Burke Charlie Swan Peter Facinelli Dr. Carlisle Cullen

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