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Tale That Lacks Bite  Love for the sake of love is a story as
old as the hills, but I couldn't help wondering if it might be a
bit misplaced in our modern times as I watched the screen
adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular young adult novel
Twilight. In this story's world, if you're the first girl the
gorgeous, brooding guy across the cafeteria is suddenly
interested in, you've accomplished something worth celebrating.
You should not ask why, and you should return his desire for you
with a devotion so intense you're even willing to risk death.
It's all very dramatic and smacks of an old-fashioned tale of
romance and danger. But rather than seeming antiquated, this
kind of earnest, obsessive love story manages to be more or less
universal enough for today's savvy audiences.  Director
Catherine Hardwicke (who knows from movies about teens, having
directed Thirteen) smartly casts her leads with talented young
actors (Kristen Stewart as the mortal