Uneasy Alliance

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2010)

For those who read the books that this film series is based on there were no plot surprises. But filmgoers like myself might have expected that the vampires and werewolves would be going at each other in Eclipse.
Not so, instead the vampires led by Robert Pattinson and the Indian werewolves featuring Taylor Lautner work out an uneasy truce in Eclipse. It's a tension filled truce because these two really hate each other because of their love of Kristen Stewart. Because of that they unite to defend against a common enemy.
In nearby Seattle there have been a rash of killings and disappearances that have the city in panic. The vampires however know what's going on. Someone is recruiting a vampire army in the way that vampires have done since Bela Lugosi. And we learn in Eclipse that new vampires are the strongest because they've not learned discipline.
Who's doing this is Bryce Dallas Howard, female vampire who's mate was killed by Robert Pattinson back in the first movie. She's out to get the human girl he loves in the same manner.
But since Taylor Lautner is also in love with Stewart, he can get the werewolves to work in uneasy alliance with the vampires to save Kristen. It all leads to a real nasty climax of a battle.
The stars are among the hottest box office there is in current Hollywood. Pattinson's soulful looks together with Stewart's beauty and Lautner's physique all have their share of fans. Personally I'm a fan of Lautner who has the finest teen body since Mario Lopez on Saved By The Bell.
Nice sincere playing by the cast and the great special effects make this an undead treat. I still love the way the Indian kids wolf out to protect the tribal land.