Better than the book
I've never outright hated the franchise, and there are things wrong with the movies, but they're so much better than the books. Which is really rare, for me.
They actually tried to fix the giant disappointment that was the almost-fight with the Volturi, and even though it was a dream sequence, the fight was pretty awesome. It was as 'real' based as it could be in a story like this, and people actually died in it, which was a pleasant surprise.
And as much as I don't like Stewart in these movies, she gives Bella some personality (albeit, not a lot), and by virtue of who she is as a person, she lends the character some strength too. She almost seems too cool, a bit too offbeat, to be the Bella that was in the books. Charlie's character had a lot more going for him in the films, too.