'Breaking Dawn' draws out the story

In "Breaking Dawn, Part 1," the swoony romantic silliness of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" franchise plays louder than ever.

This movie may delight the "Twilight" fans, the ones who breathlessly follow every kiss and cuddle between human Bella Swan and her undead paramour, Edward Cullen. The rest of us, though, are left out in the cold.

And everyone, fan or not, gets shortchanged by a drawn-out story that culminates in a "To be continued" ending that sets up next summer's concluding episode.

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