Reviewed by: Fergus McShane

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke

Price: £15.99

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With the vampire resurrection now in full swing, it comes as no surprise to see the infamous gothic villain hitting cinemas in search of younger blood to allow the revival a few more years of popularity. When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) moves to a small, gloomy town to live with her father, she gets involved with some of the less than usual residents, a family of vampires. Falling in love with vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattison), she must risk everything to be with him and stay alive in the process.

Aimed squarely at female teens, Twilight ticks all the necessary boxes by providing a strong female lead (from the Buffy school of thought) and a brooding, good-looking vampire to make the girls swoon. And entering into this period of post-gothic vampire films, Twilight has all the atmosphere, mood and temperament you would expect from what can best be described as Emo-drama.

Twilight may not have the same level of insight or quality as some of director Hardwicke’s other teenage market offerings, most notably Lords of Dogtown and Thirteen. But as a good quality adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s vampire-romance novel series, Twilight is a surefire sensation among teenage fans that will undoubtedly grant the franchise vampiric ever-lasting life.

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