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In my review of Breaking Dawn Part 2, I said the following: "Despite it being a year off, I'm very excited for Part Two, and if it is like anything like Part One, it will be a great film and a wonderful end to the series." As it turns out I was wrong. This film was doubly as good as part one and an absolutely brilliant end to the series. There is an obvious collaboration between Stephenie Meyer (author of the books) and Bill Condon, the director. It shows from the all the lines that are included from the book and the moments that are enlarged upon, or shrunk, to suit the film format. New characters are introduced, but not all at once, the arrivals are timed well and staggered, to give the audience a chance to figure out who's who. And how they will influence the original characters. When the book Breaking Dawn was first released, there was a huge outcry over the not-climatic battle between the Cullens and their allies, and the Volturi. On the official Step

Christopher Nolan, as it has already been proven in the last two epic films in this trilogy, does not do things by halves. Nor are the films he makes on any average level of storytelling shown by others. The level of intensity previously expected by audiences of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, has been magnified a thousand fold in this, the final film in the trilogy. Not only are new characters introduced, but links between them and old characters created. There are many layers but all are woven together to make it all seem, seamless. As well as this, the quality is still apparent in every frame. The story does end, and the ending is satisfying. Fair warning, this film takes you right to the edge of your seat and pushes.

Not too long after I watched this film, I watched an interview with the main actor, Colin Farrell. He said that the writer director of this film, Martin McDonagh, implied that In Bruges (earlier collaboration) was a mere rehearsal, before this film, to see if he liked directing/writing a film. Whether or not that is true, what is, is that the quality of this film is beyond reproach. This is considering the subject matter and the different stories that make up the whole and the consistency and dark humour that flows through them all. With a less gifted writer director, I would have been confused within mere seconds of the film's beginning. Interesting side note, the two actors in the opening sequence are Michael Stuhlbarg and Michael Pitt, who starred together in the TV series Boardwalk Empire as Arnold Rothstein and Jimmy Darmody respectively. This film also has a stunning cast, Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Tom Waits, Christopher Walken, and Woody Harrelson. Excellent sup