The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (US, 2012) - Laughter, disbelief and a sort of horrified exhilaration are all perfectly sane reactions to "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2," a doozy of a finale to a series that, until now, has largely taken its dramatic cues from its maddeningly inert heroine. Not anymore: With Bella reborn as a bloodthirsty, butt-kicking vampire mama, this second of two Bill Condon-directed installments clears a low bar to stand easily as the franchise's most eventful and exciting entry. Admittedly, much of the credit should go to a jaw-dropping extended climax that will give fans something to chew on besides the delicate matter of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's offscreen romance -- not that a movie this commercially invincible requires too many talking points. RATING: 6.