Movie Reviews for Writers — The Eclipse

Don’t let the fact that this beautiful and intentionally slow-paced drama is billed as a ghost story convince you away from it because it is not at all a horror film. It is absolutely an A+ dark indie romance about an author and a widower. It also features a brilliant, atmospheric mood piano for a soundtrack. 

Lena is a horror author who is afraid of the idea of ghosts, so much so she chooses to sleep in a lighted living room and sleep on the sofa rather than moving to the bedroom because it’s “spooky.” 

Michael is a widower who dabbled in story writing and lives with his two kids and is haunted by visions of his dying father-in-law and apparitions of his dead wife. He always seems on the verge of falling apart from some unresolved issue with his wife’s death. 

Nicholas is a popular author whose latest novel is being turned into a movie. He’s also a huge asshole who has slept with Lena before, but she called off any relationship when she found out he was married. 

Nicholas chases Lena but consistently refers to Michael as a stalker (deference, clearly), while Michael seeks Lena because he feels she can help him with his visions. Of course, the two do actually begins a friendship and possibly something more. 

Unlike many of the movies I’ve reviewed here, this one doesn’t dig down into the actual work of writing so much as the character of writers. 

If you’ve been writing for any length of time at all, no doubt you’ve attended a writer’s convention or two (or 12 or 412!). If so, you will have met the archetypes presented in this film, which begins with a small Irish town hosting a literary festival.

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