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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsWhy does “New Moon” basically work, even with its grave self-seriousness? A few reasons. Weitz lets the material breathe, and his actors interact. The film does not try to eat you alive.
- 70VarietyVarietyCarried by Kristen Stewart's compellingly dark performance, but also by helmer Chris Weitz's robust visuals.
- 63USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe werewolves have it all over the blood-suckers in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. When these oversize, hirsute creatures burst onto the screen, they inject life into a rather inert story.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranConstrained by the plot of the novel, the film keeps the two lovers apart for quite a spell, robbing the project of the crazy-in-love energy that made "Twilight," the first entry in the series, such a guilty pleasure.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWeitz takes a looser approach than the series’ last director, Catherine Hardwicke, did. He has a better sense of humor, too.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleLet's just say it: It's great there's a movie that makes teenage girls scream. Half the movies Hollywood makes are designed to make teenage boys scream, and those boy movies are just as ridiculous and a lot nastier than New Moon.
- 50Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrWhere the first film’s director, Catherine Hardwicke, plugged into Meyer’s vision of supernatural teenage lust with abandon, Chris Weitz is stuck with a sequel that’s a morning-after mope-fest.
- 38New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithNew Moon is supposed to be an exciting love story plus monster action. So where’s the excitement? Where’s the action?
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Twilight Saga: New Moon takes the tepid achievement of "Twilight" (1988), guts it, and leaves it for undead.