Eclipse- better than the last two films.

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2010)

I do not claim to be a fan of the Twilight Saga- either for the movies, or the books. In my opinion, the writing of the books and the movies is mediocre and some parts of the story are rather shaky.
However, I do find the story sweet. To me, of course it is a story of a human girl who falls in love with a vampire and also has feelings for a werewolf, but it's also about the many different facets of love, and what they can lead to, for better or for worse.
So, obviously, I was frustrated with the first two films- I did not think that the writing allowed perfectly capable actors and actresses to portray the sweetness and humor of the story in full. It seemed like a shame- Kristen Stewart being my favorite actress, I had seen her in other films where she did a stellar job at acting her character. The scripts were written too darkly and kept the characters from developing into a three dimensional person, vampire, or werewolf.
From the first ten minutes I could tell that Eclipse was different- the characters were lighter and more real, and easier to take seriously. The acting improved ten fold with more realistic lines, and it was a visually pleasing film. Not to mention the soundtrack, which was simply to die for (at least for my musical tastes.) Of course, not everything could be rock solid, though. There were a couple chunks of dull long dialogue that slowed down the movie. However though, Eclipse being such a complicated story, I suppose some long dialogue was required to convey the plot to the audience, some of which had never read the books.
All in all I found it a very sweet and entertaining movie and would be pleased to see it again.