Twilight (novel series) the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009, for being "Sexually Explicit", "Unsuited to Age Group", and having a "Religious Viewpoint". A screenplay for "Twilight" was written by Melissa Rosenberg and has been adapted into a film by Summit Entertainment. The film was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, with Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the leading roles of Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen, respectively. The movie was released in the United States on November 21, 2008. "Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion", written by Mark Cotta Vaz, was released October 28. On November 22, 2008, following the box office success of
The Twilight Saga (film series) review, and the site's consensus reads "Slow, joyless and loaded with unintentionally humorous moments, "Breaking Dawn Part 1" may satisfy the "Twilight" faithful, but it's strictly for fans of the franchise". "Part 2" had a mixed critical reception but was much more favorable than "Part 1". Bruce Diones of "New Yorkers" gave the film a positive review, citing "A feast of ripe dialogue and bloodsucking action". Richard Roeper said that "The fifth and final entry in the historically successful "Twilight" franchise is the most self-aware and in some ways the most entertaining", giving it a grade C+ The 2010 Portuguese