The third installment of the highly popular “Twilight” series may just have fallen a little short for movie lovers, but Twihards are sure to enjoy every second.
The third film, “the Twilight Saga: Eclipse” follows the main mortal character, Bella, in her quest of three different story lines.
The first involves the love triangle between her vampire boyfriend Edward (played by British heartthrob Robert Pattinson) and her werewolf best friend Jacob (played by American teen sensation Taylor Lautner). Even though the male characters are pleased with every move she makes, the chemistry just isn’t present when it comes to Kristen Stewart’s flat acting. So the boys can fight over her all they want, but the audience will continue to be confused as to what they see in this girl.
Although all three actors have grown since the first film debuted in 2008, they are still very far from getting recognized by anything other than the MTV Movie Awards.
The second of the story lines follows Bella’s fear of the revenge-reckoned Victoria, who craves to destroy her after she caused the death of her love in “Twilight.” Bryce Dallas Howard takes over the Victoria role from Rachelle Lefevre and actually shows some of the better acting in the film. She offers some actual malice during the two-hour run time, and is involved in some of the more fun action sequences, which offer something a little more for the boyfriends being dragged to this film than the prior two movies did.
The third is Bella’s actual home-life, consisting of having to say goodbye to her parents, friends and the life she lives when Edward turns her into a vampire as promised. Bella’s parents (played by Billy Burke and Sarah Clarke) will remind anyone of their own parents when dealing with common situations. Bella’s father giving her the talk about the birds and the bees gives the film one of its only humorous scenes.
The other actors like Peter Facinelli (who plays Dr. Carlisle Cullen), Xavier Samuel (who plays Riley) and Anna Kendrick (playing Jessica) are not amazing, but are less hard to watch than the three main characters. The worst of all was Jackson Rathbone playing Jasper, who had substantially more lines in this film, but delivered them in awkward ways with a weirdly developed Southern accent not present in the first two films.
The better scenes involved flashbacks of the Cullen family before they were vampires and the werewolves’ storytelling of their tribes’ origin around the campfire.
One thing is true, and that is these movies are perfectly geared toward the large young female fan-base with the amount of shirtless werewolf scenes and cheesy lines about love. For anyone looking for a thought-provoking film, they must take a pass on this one. Fans of the “Twilight” franchise are sure to enjoy the film, as it stays consistent with the book and stays true to the prior two films. Although, the glittered faces of the vampires are still appearing in this film, and just like with the first film, they are still laughable.
