For one thing, the acting was...bad. The people playing Edward and Bella kept stuttering and gasping, and judging by their expressions and the tones of their voices, I think all of their problems could have been solved if they'd just had a thing of Ex-Lax handy. They seriously looked constipated. And Edward is supposed to be intense, but for some reason, the intensity came out at the wrong times. He came off kind of creepy and stalker-y and annoying. If I'd been Bella-in-the-movie, I'd have written him off as mentally disturbed and walked away.

Also, Edward's hair was irritating enough in itself. It looked like he'd stuck his finger in a light socket and then used way too much gel to freeze it in place. He was not attractive enough to pull off Edward, and it didn't help that the "vampire" look apparently is the exact same as the "stoned-beyond-reason" look. There was actually a scene where he climbed a huge tree and practically curled up in a fetal position, then started rocking back and forth. I think he was going through withdrawal or something.

That said, I don't think there are many guys who could have pulled off Edward anyway--that's the problem with creating a character that's so much larger than life. Still, since he couldn't act and wasn't attractive, I think the only reason this particular guy was chosen was because he had such a pronounced jaw line. Not many guys have such chiseled features, and that alone probably got him the role.

For one thing, the acting was...bad. The people playing Edward and Bella kept stuttering and gasping, and judging by their expressions and the tones of their voices, I think all of their problems could have been solved if they'd just had a thing of Ex-Lax handy. They seriously looked constipated. And Edward is supposed to be intense, but for some reason, the intensity came out at the wrong times. He came off kind of creepy and stalker-y and annoying. If I'd been Bella-in-the-movie, I'd have written him off as mentally disturbed and walked away.

Also, Edward's hair was irritating enough in itself. It looked like he'd stuck his finger in a light socket and then used way too much gel to freeze it in place. He was not attractive enough to pull off Edward, and it didn't help that the "vampire" look apparently is the exact same as the "stoned-beyond-reason" look. There was actually a scene where he climbed a huge tree and practically curled up in a fetal position, then started rocking back and forth. I think he was going through withdrawal or something.

That said, I don't think there are many guys who could have pulled off Edward anyway--that's the problem with creating a character that's so much larger than life. Still, since he couldn't act and wasn't attractive, I think the only reason this particular guy was chosen was because he had such a pronounced jaw line. Not many guys have such chiseled features, and that alone probably got him the role.