The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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1 hr. 57 min.

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At last, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) are getting married. When Jacob (Taylor Lautner) 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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Critics Consensus

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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sofia_pena3

Absolutely amazing, astounding movie. What a cinematic masterpiece and it has forever changed my lige. #TeamEdward✌🏼😗

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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jay

Dude I love Twilight

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/06/22

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Haylee

I will forever come watch this movie as long as they keep playing it in theaters

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/22

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Spencer P

If you've even seen the series up to this point, you've pretty much committed to the end, and good luck to you. The penultimate Twilight movie may finally move the central relationship forward, but what awaits beyond is an ironically Hallmark-style evolution with next to no action and endlessly stilted dialogue, and to top it off, a horrendous load of embarrassing fantasy storytelling decisions that, while it does end with the bloodiest part of the series, makes no promises for them getting any better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Jade M

THIS IS THE BESTS MOVIE OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/24

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Andrea C

Come spesso accade, la scelta puramente dettata dai ricavi, di dividere l'ultimo capitolo in due parti, si rivela assassina per la qualità della prima metà del prodotto. Considerando inoltre che già gli altri capitoli non brillino per numero di eventi narrati, il risultato è ancora peggiore. Tutto gira intorno ad una gravidanza dal risultato quanto mai scontato, che si trascina in una serie di dialoghi e di scene poco interessanti che non hanno altro scopo se non quello di riempire il tempo verso il finale. Qualità sempre calante e pubblico ormai definito al solo mondo di teenager.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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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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Lizz

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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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Monica Castillo

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

Mar 10, 2012

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Easily Meyer's most insane bit of over the top and giddily silly prose, the basic truth is not a heck of a lot happens here.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 27, 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

Deep Focus Review

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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Synopsis

At last, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) are getting married. When Jacob (Taylor Lautner) 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.

Director: Bill Condon
Executive Producer: Marty Bowen, Greg Mooradian, Mark Morgan, Guy Oseary
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Summit Entertainment, Sunswept Entertainment, Temple Hill
Rating: PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Disturbing Images|Sexuality|Some Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $281.3M

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