First Twilight Reviews

And by Cullen, I think they like it.

• Stephanie Zacharek @ Salon
• Dana Stevens @ Slate

This is my favorite line from Dana Stevens' (who is always-worth-reading) review;

"As a life lesson for teenage girls, Twilight (excuse the pun) sucks. As a parable for the dark side of female desire, it's weirdly powerful."

True.

UPDATE: Manohla Dargis is less amused. Quoth she:

"Faced with the partially clad Bella (who would bite if she could), Edward recoils from her like a distraught Victorian. Like Ms. Hardwicke, the poor boy has been defanged and almost entirely drained. He’s so lifeless, he might as well be dead — oops, he already is."

Previously: Feminist analysis of Twilight @ Huffpo, my review of Twilight.

Happy reading/watching.