The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 - review.

Mixed bag of nuts... The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.

The word 'saga' is defined as "a long story of heroic achievement", this fifth and thankfully final instalment of the teenage-aimed franchise fails to deliver any sort of heroic deed or achievement. All it does is disappoint fans of the series who were hoping for a 'Deathly Hallows' like showdown and some form of decent resolution. 
Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), the glittery vampire who has swooned the innocent and ever stoic Bella Swan (played with the usual stone face, Kristen Stewart) is now a father as Bella is a mother to their CGI-enhanced child of death. After the disgusting climax of Part 1, Swan has given birth to her human-cum-vampire daughter, Renesmee (played with a creepy pallor by Mackenzie Foy). Obviously something is afoot and the sinister Volturi (led by lank-haired Michael Sheen) close in on the whole Cullen family, leaving them torn between a sophisticated debate and a monumental battle, ironically they choose the former. Meanwhile, Jacob Black (you know, the wolfie one), played strangely well by Taylor Lautner has formed a unexplained link with Bella and Edward's child. This is basically just an excuse to keep him in on the action 24/7. So the stage is set for what the audience anticipate to be a bloodshedding battle to the death. 
Breaking Dawn fails to appeal to the people out for a gripping battle, yes there is a battle with many casualties but you'll find out why that isn't substantial. As the trailer advertises, there is a dramatic battle on a frozen lake, this conflict isn't more of a conflict but a civilised discussion that sorts itself out nicely. 
I have never seen a more self-satisfied film in all of my life. The denouement is so smug that it lasts for about fifteen minutes. The credits don't just list Breaking Dawn cast members but everyone from the bloody postman in the first film to the last wolf in Part Two. Smugly complacent is the ideal words for the tagline.

3/5