Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

DIRECTOR: David Slade
STUDIO: Summit Entertainment
STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner,
GENRE: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

GRADE: D+


Here we are again. The Twilight series. Teens are crazy about it, mostly because it sounds like it was written BY a teenager. The plot is one whiny, pansy girl who can't decide between the "gorgeous" and "sensitive" guy or the "caring" and "buff" guy. Oy...every girl's dream.

Sadly, many people believe these movies are good, while this one was the best in the series, I believe, I still say that there are major flaws. As usual, Stewart and Pattinson are flat in almost every scene. It's hard to even know the tone of it, because their emotions are all the same. Actually, Stewart smiled 2 times and Pattinson 4! A record, I must say.

Lautner's acting has actually decreased, since the first. He's obviously taken lessons from the "professionals" like the other leads. Actually, Bryce Dallas Howard (played Victoria) did a decent job, and Xavier Samuel (Riley) wasn't horrible. The supporting characters read through their awful dialogue.

Luckily, this plot wasn't as mind-numbing as the last few. Only problem with direction was some of the action sequences were so close up, I couldn't exactly tell what was happening. Same with the romance scenes, only the opposite. I could see the spit transfer from their mouths. It was awkward, and fortunately brief.

I realize this is my longest post yet, but I tend to rant on less accredited movies, such as this one.