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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Boxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonBoxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonEvery frame of silent, lip-biting, pent-up tension in the series has been holding its breath for this -- a 600-minute soap opera suddenly exploding into a Grindhouse slasher.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe final installment of the immortal Bella/Edward romance will give its breathlessly awaiting international audience just what it wants.
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangPart 2 has the bonus of a livelier Stewart performance than fans have been accustomed to. No longer a mopey, lower-lip-biting emo girl, this Bella is twitchy, feral, formidable and fully energized, a goddess even among her exalted bloodsucker brethren.
- 63Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI suspect its audience, which takes these films very seriously indeed, will drink deeply of its blood. The sensational closing sequence cannot be accused of leaving a single loophole, not even some those we didn't know were there.
- 63Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSlant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundCharacters are better employed; emotions are, for once, palpable; and the selfishness of Bella, author Stephenie Meyer's avatar, is finally somewhat squelched.
- 60EmpireHelen O'HaraEmpireHelen O'HaraFans will be left on a high; other viewers will be confused but generally entertained by a saga whose romance is matched only by its weirdness.
- 60New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAnd now, just as Bella Swan (Stewart) embraces her own eternal power, Breaking Dawn, Part 2 expands with a full intensity of force, stronger and more epic than the films that led to this impactful finale.
- 60Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyLos Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyThe dialogue remains spotty and sappy, the effects still haven't caught up to modern-day standards, but "Twilight's" popularity is such that even when it falls short, it doesn't seem to matter.
- 50Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisThis fifth and mercifully final installment features so much idle anticipation that it's unclear whether we're watching a movie or an Apple product launch.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawDespite all those fierce confrontations and tribal divisions, exhaustively rehearsed and mythologised, nobody's really a bad guy and nothing's really at stake.