The biggest problem remains the characters: neither Slade nor Stewart are capable of turning manipulative whinger Bella into anything more than a joyless black hole sucking the life from every scene.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
It all begins... with a choice.
2010 · 2h 4m · PG-13
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
David Slade
Overview
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 ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.
Director and cast
- David Slade Director
- Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan
- Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
- Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Victoria
- Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen
- Dakota Fanning as Jane
- Billy Burke as Charlie Swan
- Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen
- Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale
- Kellan Lutz Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
I can't pretend that the third episode instilled a fever in my blood, but it didn't leave me cold. For the first time in the series I felt I'd seen a real movie.
In a rare moment of insight, the teenage but immortal vampires in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse complain about being "frozen" in their lives, unable to "move forward." So is everyone involved in this deathtrap of a franchise.
As always, the biggest screams emanating from the audience come when Lautner bares his chest.
The choice of whether to see Eclipse isn't really a question of whether the movie is good or bad. It's a question of whether or not the movie speaks to your secret, unregulated, inherently ridiculous experience of identification and desire.
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