The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
    2011

    Synopsis

    The new found married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world.

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    Cast

    • Kristen StewartBella Swan
    • Robert PattinsonEdward Cullen
    • Taylor LautnerJacob Black
    • Billy BurkeCharlie Swan
    • Peter FacinelliDr. Carlisle Cullen
    • Michael SheenAro
    • Elizabeth ReaserEsme Cullen
    • Kellan LutzEmmett Cullen
    • Nikki ReedRosalie Hale
    • Jackson RathboneJasper Hale

    Recommendations

    • 75

      USA Today

      It is in many respects the best installment of the franchise as its stars go from sullen kids to sullen young adults, where their expressions look more natural.
    • 63

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Absorbing, if somewhat slow-paced, and has without doubt the most blood-curdling scene of live childbirth in a PG-13 movie.
    • 63

      Miami Herald

      Part 1 does something that no other previous Twilight movie had achieved: This one draws you close and keeps you there.
    • 60

      New York Daily News

      To outsiders, in fact, Breaking Dawn: Part I will probably look like the weirdest, most expensive chastity commercial ever created. But Meyer's massive fan base will see something else entirely. They'll see a faithful, well-made depiction of the most eventful book in a beloved series. They'll see the actors they adore embodying characters they cherish.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      In the end, given how little goes on in Breaking Dawn - Part 1 despite the major plot points, what you're left with is to gaze at the three leads, all of whom have their constituencies and reasons for being eminently watchable. The only hope is they'll have more to do next time around.
    • 50

      Variety

      All the more disappointing, then, that a story so pregnant with dramatic possibilities should wind up feeling like such an unconsummated opportunity. Drawn from Stephenie Meyer's polarizing, weirdly compelling fourth novel, the film is rich in surface pleasures but lacks any palpable sense of darkness or danger.
    • 42

      Entertainment Weekly

      What we learn in this all-pain/no-pleasure episode is that marriage feels like a life sentence, weddings are miserable events, honeymoon sex is dangerous and leaves a bride covered in bruises, and pregnancy is a torment that leads to death in exchange for birth.
    • 40

      Boxoffice Magazine

      Sex and abortion are the main topics of this installment, which tips between dullness and total camp.

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