"It took three films," says Kirk Honeycutt in The Hollywood Reporter, "butThe Twilight Saga finally nails just the right tone in Eclipse, a film that neatly balances the teenage operatic passions from Stephenie Meyer's novels with the movies' supernatural trappings."
Honeycutt then proceeds to laud David Slade's direction (Catherine Hardwicke and Chris Weitz handled the previous two entries, Twilight andNew Moon, respectively) and Melissa Rosenberg's screenplay adaptation, concluding that Eclipse "looks primed to be the most successful film yet" in theTwilight Saga franchise.
Unlike Peter Debruge in his Variety review, Honeycutt openly praises theEclipse leads as well.
Kristen Stewart "anchors everything with a finely tuned if not slightly underplayed performance"; Robert Pattinson "makes you forget the white makeup and weird eye contact lenses" to focus on a character torn between his love for the human Bella (Stewart) and the knowledge that she'll have to let go of her beating heart if she's to stay with him forever.
Honeycutt also proves himself an inveterate Team Jacob member, stating that Taylor Lautner "nearly steals the movie with his ripped muscle and steely acting." He adds that Lautner "definitely has the 'it' factor Hollywood always looks for."
Bryce Dallas Howard, who has replaced Rachelle Lefevre as the vindictive vampire Victoria, is described as "the epitome of sensual, feline cunning."
Unsurprisingly (for anyone who has seen the numerous trailers and TV spots), Honeycutt calls Eclipse's visual effects and overall production values first-rate.
Very surprising is that a major plot element found in Eclipse reminded the reviewer of John Ford's classic 1946 Western My Darling Clementine.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens in the United States and about a dozen other countries — including Russia, South Korea, and Brazil — on June 30.
Also in the film's cast: Kellan Lutz, Xavier Samuel, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Billy Burke, BooBoo Stewart, Julia Jones, Daniel Cudmore,Anna Kendrick, and Jodelle Ferland.
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar