New Moon is a deeply boring book turned into a deeply boring film, though at least Michael Sheen seems to understand what a campy disaster he's co-starring in.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 30, 2024

New Moon misses the mark like its predecessor, largely because the monster aspects of the story are the least interesting part, even though they play such a significant role.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 30, 2023

After the lightning strike of Bella and Edward, it's nice to see a more gradual and human romance blossom, even if we know that it's doomed from the start.

| Sep 10, 2021

Twilight brought us the melodrama, New Moon captured depression. If only Bella had given up on Jacob and Edward and lived happily with Alice instead

| Jul 4, 2021

The various love triangles are mildly amusing, but every relationship seems like the average angst-ridden teen crush.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Nov 29, 2020

Even Twilight fanatics, I suspect, will find themselves bored.

| Nov 24, 2020

In most ways, new director Chris Weitz has improved upon Catherine Hardwicke's first film in the series.

| Original Score: 2.0/4.0 | Sep 26, 2020

While much of the weakness in New Moon can be blamed on Stephenie Meyer's original source material, I can't help but think that Catherine Hardwicke would have invested the proceedings with a greater vitality.

| Mar 5, 2020

Two hours and 10 minutes of rambling, pointless drivel, where nothing of any real interest happens.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 6, 2019

Suicidal tendencies have been a classic feature of romantic tales since time immemorial. But they are hardly a good model for tweens and teens.

| Oct 8, 2018

While the sequel should have fans squealing, New Moon probably won't convert too many holdouts.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 8, 2018

What's amazing about New Moon, and the whole Twilight series generally, is how easily it becomes self-parody.

| May 23, 2018

The film's saving grace, by a long chalk, is Kristen Stewart, who once again manages to make the insufferable Bella far more interesting on the screen than she is on the page.

| Nov 27, 2017

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 22, 2013

Entertaining for what it is and the alpha male werewolves end up being a lot more fun than the brooding, moody vampires.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 14, 2012

The brooding and sulking is so palpable in "New Moon," the latest film in the Twilight series, that you could probably cut it with a knife. If the filmmakers thought that this would be enough to carry a film for over two hours, they were sadly mistaken.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 25, 2012

Ostensible heroine Bella is such a weak, needy, pathetic co-dependent who stirs up so much sh*t for those she purportedly loves that it's hard to muster much rooting interest for her.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 8, 2012

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

So long as there are people, there will be love stories -- I hope they all feel as lush and lively as this one.

| Original Score: B | May 6, 2011

The net result is boredom unless you're already heavily invested in this series and bringing your own enthusiasm to the table.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2011