The Eclipse

THE ECLIPSE (2009) - Aug. 2, 2010
A kind of meandering but well made drama about a teacher who, while volunteering at a literary festival, strikes up a friendship with a writer.  Meanwhile, he is periodically terrorized by the ghost of his not-yet-dead father-in-law.  Well made and very well acted, particularly Ciaran Hinds, who definitely proves here that he deserves more than just the supporting roles he typically plays.  The supernatural stuff kind of feels odd in this otherwise super low-key drama (especially since that stuff is so dependent on jump scares), but it basically works, though it doesn't really seem to go anywhere.  As well, the Aiden Quinn character feels mostly superfluous, and I really would have rather just spent more time with Hinds' character.  Oh well, it was still pretty good.  ***