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"Doesn’t he own a shirt?" Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen asks Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan in this clip from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Pattinson’s Edward is referring to Taylor Lautner’s Jacob Black, leaning against his car in a manner that makes him look like he’s got a six-pack on his stomach, another on his chest, arms, legs, etc.
Like a toy (or a ping pong ball), Stewart’s Bella goes from the arms of one man to those of another. Well, from the arms of a male vampire to those of a male werewolf.
Stewart, who has received considerable praise for her performances in films such as Adventureland and The Runaways, deserves better than the way she’s been directed to play Bella. The Bella seen in the Eclipse clips desperately needs a big, deep, and probably painful vampire bite to bring her to life.
One thing about this Pattinson-Stewart-Lautner scene that surprised me was the blatant sensuality (and loud noise) of the Edward-Bella kissing bit.
Directed by David Slade, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opens in the United States and about a dozen other countries on June 30. The world premiere will be held at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24. Melissa Rosenberg adapted Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling novel.
Also in the Eclipse cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Kellan Lutz, Xavier Samuel, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Ashley Greene, Elizabeth Reaser, Billy Burke, Daniel Cudmore, Anna Kendrick, Booboo Stewart, Julia Jones, and Jodelle Ferland.
Yeah Melissa R is a bad writer, but most fans love Kristen’s Bella. She does what she can with what was given. That’s why she can continue to make independent projects where she shows her acting chops. That’s why the critics don’t rag on her like they do the boys. I do think Taylor has gotten much better. No comment on the other one. Bill Condon is doing the last one and he has great writing skills. Since that movie is a Bella showpiece I have high hopes. Condon knows hot to get great performances out of actresses.
Boy, I really agree that Stewart’s portrayal of Bella is not well directed and the scripts are bad. The first two films showed that. I have seen Stewart in other movies where she was much better.