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This movie may move too slow for some people who are used to modern horror movies where everything is constant gore or sex. The Eclipse is more true to an actually book story being told. I liked the setting and the scenery. I liked the characters..except Aidan Quinn's, and that's just natural because he's annoying. The older man popping up out of nowhere actually is scary because the music that goes along with the scene is so tranquil up until that point. I was watching it in the dark, but even in the light the scenes like that will catch you off guard. Overall this was a good story and plot. His deceased wife coming back at the end to see him was emotionally real and thoughtful.

"The Eclipse", is a quiet, gentle masterpiece, an original blend of seemingly incompatible genre. Bit of a horror, tad of a romance and a dash of comedy, but it all stays together and enhances the remarkable flavor. Lonely widower hosts a literary conference, while drowning in the overwhelming current of grief. Hence, he meets two writers and that is pretty much the plot. Simple and unforgettable, directed with an assured hand by the writer Conor McPherson and played beautifully by all three protagonists. Ciaran Hinds stands out among three with strong, but subtle presence. His deep sadness just breaks your heart. Lovely surprise.

It will leave you wanting more...much more. This film is about as fresh as it gets- an unlikely but absorbing combo of literate indie love triangle meets jolting spook-fest, by turns funny, touching, then OMG frightening. The look is all dark foregrounds and silhouetted characters. Ciaran Hinds brings his quiet, still-waters-run-deep sensibility. The development is slow but sure, with those odd, startling shockers snapping anyone awake who might have found the romance a bit slow to evolve. But the only thing more elusive than the apparitions in this story is a coherent resolution. This movie doesn't end- it just stops.