‘Breaking Dawn’: A Snap Judgment -- A larger story arc is missing. The ‘Twilight’ love triangle is, sadly, summarily dealt with, and once the romance is over we’re left only with Edward and Bella’s child Renesmee -- sigh -- and all the conflicts she so quickly and disappointingly resolves.

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