In ECLIPSE, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
IN CINEMAS 9TH JULY 2010
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"it begins with a choice"
The worldwide phenomenon continues with Eclipse. Dark times lay ahead for the Cullens as evil forces plot to create an army of 'new born' vampires as they tear apart the unsuspecting metropolis of Seattle. What starts off eerily creepy with the birth of the vampire Riley (Xavier Samuel) in a true David Slade moment. Slade helms Eclipse masterfully but it soon settles into the beloved love story.
The love triangle is actually pretty entertaining and at times dramatic and even intense. The cheesy, mushy dialogue from the book are still there but less so than the previous films. Scenes with Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) prove to be the most interesting and natural.
The cast gets better with every installment, the characters are written brilliantly. After sending The Twilight Saga: New Moon in the shadows, the family we have come to love and adore is back and ready to fight. With interesting back stories from Jasper (Jackson Rathbone) fans are treated with a more in-depth look into the life of him as a vampire, but in constrast the Rosalie (Nikki Reed) back story is somewhat lacking.
Yes, there is a lot of dialog in the film, but I don't really think that's a bad thing unless you wanted an interpretive dance. You're dealing with a very large and detailed book that's being squeezed into a two hour film, something has to give and dialog is a huge part of keeping the viewer aware of what's going on and moving the story to the next chapter.
I was disappointed with the limited screen time from newcomer Bryce Dallas Howard who took over the role of Victoria from Rachelle Lefevre. Plot wise it works but her involvement in the film was so over hyped that I would have liked to have seen more from her.
The hype aside, David Slade and company have brought us a flawed, forgettable yet enjoyable film. Which personally I think is better than the previous two - improved in nearly all aspects, grasping your attention from start to finish and paving the way nicely for the final installments.