The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
Forever is just the beginning.
Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's honeymoon phase is abruptly disrupted by betrayals and unforeseen tragedies that endanger their world.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 16 November 2011 |
| Genre | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance |
| Director | Bill Condon |
| Starring | Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner |
| Runtime | 117 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 4.4/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 25% · Metacritic 45/100 · TMDB users 6.2/10 |
| Budget | $127 million |
| Box office | $712 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Bill Condon directs this 117-minute adventure fantasy romance. The tone is earnest to a fault, relying on the chemistry of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson to carry a plot that spirals into sudden betrayal. It asks you to accept that love is a magical force stronger than physics or common sense. The pacing drags in the middle, but the stakes feel genuinely high when the honeymoon turns into a survival scenario. It is a commitment to a very specific, glittering brand of melodrama.
What the critics said
Critics were not kind. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 25%, based on 210 reviews, while Metacritic lands on 45 out of 100. That makes it the lowest-rated installment in the franchise. The consensus calls it slow and joyless, strictly for fans. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it one star, describing an "emo-operetta" that sweeps you away on a riptide of mawkish euphoria. Justin Chang of Variety simply called it disappointing. Dissent was rare, though not absent. The audience, 80% female, gave it a B+ on CinemaScore, a grade that felt more like a polite shrug than a rave.
How it did with audiences
Budgeted at $127 million, the film collected $712 million worldwide. That is a 5.6x return, which makes the accounting department smile even if the fandom debates the ending. On TMDB, users rate it 6.2 out of 10. For a movie that splits audiences down the middle, that is a surprisingly stable score.
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Sources
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q60506 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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