

The storyline to this film is pretty much non-existent but director David Slade does a good job of turning zilch into another depressing, but well made two hour love fest. But perhaps I'm being a little unfair this third instalment has been based on perhaps the most exciting book of the four in the series so it already has a good starting point and some convincing performances from the actors really do make this film a huge leap ahead of what preceded it. Add to this some excruciatingly painful running times of over two hours and you have death by celluloid. The vampire and werewolf love saga has been bitterly disappointing so far with a dull first instalment and a hideously depressing second.

It's been billed as the biggest film of the year and perhaps it will be, but it has some stiff competition from the likes of Harry Potter coming this winter, so let's see if Eclipse really deserves that prestigious title.
