The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Director: David Slade
I’m no “Twi-hard” but I enjoyed the first two films in this teen vampire romance.
I may even have admitted to being a little bit “Team Edward”.
But after enduring Eclipse I’m well and truly on “Team Twilight Sucks”.
Let’s be honest; the movie was terrible. It was merely floating on the hype of the previous two films, relying on the idea that viewers already felt some sort of deep sentiment for the three main characters and their wee ménage-trios.
The plot is held together by Bella’s (Kristen Stewart) tormenting choice: does she marry her blood-sucking boyfriend Edward (Robert Pattinson) and be forever among the undead? Or, does she fancy life on the Indian Reservation with the often shirtless Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and the rest of his wolf pack?
Excuse my scepticism, but does this not beg the question: bestiality or necrophilia?
Now it’s all very well young Bella is having a serious think about the complexity of her decision. Both are extremely attractive boys who promise to put their lives on the line to protect her. What woman wouldn’t be wooed by that? The problem is she is reckless with the hearts of her two boys, simultaneously stringing them both along with kisses and deep and meaningful stares. That’s not the sort of conduct I like to see in a heroine. Over two long hours, she swings between the two so many times that it feels like a hypnotist’s watch putting me into a deep sleep.
It wasn’t all bad though. British director David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night) - new to the Twilight franchise – brought slickness and sophistication to Eclipse, and someone managed to coax out some half-way decent performances from the leads.
Twilight films are always going to bring in the big bucks at the box office, but Eclipse fails to provide anything other than two long hours of eye-candy, and unfortunately, that’s just not enough this time.
Celeste Gorrell Anstiss