I liked her in The Yellow Handkerchief, Adventureland and Runaways—she’s very competent and comfortable in those films. Twilight only shows a small range of her abilities. Her choices (and she will have many) will be interesting to see after Twilight wraps up.

I hate to comment on this since I haven’t seen “Huntsmen” yet, but I loathe this sort of argument. I would like to think she’s more than her Twilight films would lead you to believe. Look at someone like Natalie Portman–she can be pretty awful (“No Strings Attached”) but when challenged can be pretty awesome (“Black Swan”). Talent is one thing, but a director who can draw out a good performance from their actors is entirely another. And if you get the big bucks for a dead pan stare (and little to no effort) and the director isn’t asking any more than that, why challenge yourself?

I’m not saying Stewart’s a Meryl Streep–far from it. But I don’t think it’s worth discrediting any actor just because of success in a run-of-the-mill big budget series. Every actor deserves a chance to prove themselves outside of their franchise… but I guess I need to put my money where my mouth is and see “Huntsmen” this weekend. Fingers crossed…

*Stares at Sean. Runs finger through hair to tuck behind ear. Stares some more. Bites lip*

*Looks at ground.*

“I don’t…. uh….hmmm. I don’t know… Ya’know?”

*Stares at Sean again. Bites lip*

I think Kristen is a pretty normal girl and thinks before she answers questions in an interview – that’s a huge difference. That’s why her answers are not as polished, routined and bored as from many other stars.

In my opinion she comes quite close to Bella as outlined in the books. So I would not overemphasize on how she acts. But in the end it’s a question of like or dislike – leave it to that. Time will show if her movies will be entertaining or not.

I think she’s fine in the right role and that we shouldn’t hold “Twilight” against her or anyone else in those movies…except for Taylor Lautner. That kid is to charisma what kryptonite is to Superman. He’s like that kid in X-Men 3 that sucked the powers out of any mutant within the vicinity. I experienced his unique brand of anti-charisma firsthand when I worked on “Abduction” a couple years back, and anyone that’s seen it can tell you that he just brings everyone down. It’s a movie FULL of otherwise fine actors that deliver their lines like they just got a phone call telling them that their kids had just died or something. So yeah, blame Shark Boy. Give Stewart a chance.

I liked her in Adventureland and Panic Room. I don’t blame her for her performance in Twilight. Even Natalie Portman gave shitty performances in Star Wars. Bad movies and direction are responsible for her bad performances in my opinion.

I really think she’s terrible, but why hate? Why EVER, EVER HATE?!?!?!?!??!?!??

SHE’S AWESOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!!!!

Christopher Nolan just needs to cast her in a movie, and everyone will love her. Then again people still hate Katie Holmes.

It’s seems many people find it the “cool” thing, the most acceptable to hate on her for Twilight and any role afterwards, which is supremely unfair. Much of the hate, it’s terrible to say, is who she is personally. Miss Stewart doesn’t play the H-wood fame game at any cost; which is what this culture has been trained to think as normal and the only way to get ahead, be famous, be adored. She doesn’t want that. She doesn’t need that. I really agree with an earlier post that poor/limited screenwriting, direction and even producers’ wishes can stunt an actor’s projection. But when all sides are strong, you can see it shine through, like you see her roles in The Runaways, Speak, Welcome to the Rileys, Panic Room, The Yellow Hankerchief and especially, The Cake Eaters.

I think she’s really good. I would definitely agree that she’s terrible in Twilight but so is everyone else and I’m pretty sure the script is mainly to blame. Imo she’s very good in all of her smaller indie movies, she was good in Into the Wild and I also thought she did a good job in The Runaways. If one counts the Twilight movies as one big thing, the ratio of good performances and good movies compared to bad performances and bad movies is pretty damn strong. I’m definitely gonna check out Snow White and Kristen Stewart is a big reason why.

Also, I don’t give a shit if she doesn’t smile a lot in photographs or if she’s a fivehead like Greg(I think) said some time ago.

she is mediocre, but she’ll be great in tarantino film in 15 years.

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I have seen a few of her interviews, it almost seems like there is a COMPLETE lack of thought most times. She has a bad tendency of pulling out this really weak bag of tricks (mentioned: hair tuck, lip bite, rolling eyes, saying “umm…” so many times I’m worried she’s having a mild stroke) all to leave the interviewer with something that not only barely resembles an answer but a coherent thought. Oh and then she says “yeah” like she’s totally pleased with what’s just escaped her mouth

oh, and btw, she sucks!

A Megan Fox actress? Pleeeeeeaaaaaaseeeeee.. Megan Fox could do what Stewart did in Welcome to the Rileys or any of her indie movies really..

Obviously, it’s meant to say that Megan Fox “couldn’t” do what Kristen did.. fuck I want an edit button.

Like mentioned already, she’s fine in certain roles but I don’t think I’ve seen a single movie of hers yet where I didn’t question her as a leading actress. She fits a certain character type really well but doesn’t seem to have the range and emotion to carry a movie or transcend a generic/crappy one.

Kristen Stewart cannot act, and it has nothing to do with the Twilight movies; she has no talent. If she was a good actress the savvy viewer would still recognize that in a shoddy movie. She is the worst actrss out there, hands down. I am honestly baffled as to why she keeps getting leading roles.

I still remain unconvinced the Kristen Stewart has any talent; her role in Twilight, albeit a horrible film and plot which is designed to convey the female character as a pathetic/annoying/gloomy/dependent person, could have still been played better by another actress and we should stop blaming that role solely on the reason as to why she is so bad in it. The truth is, she can’t act; I just saw Snow White and at first I thought I would give her the benefit of the doubt because at that stage I thought she probably wasn’t given the right roles. But then she gave such a dismal performance in the film and I thought Ok, you’re actually bad! Firstly, there is no way she is more attractive than Charleze. Secondly, the character she presents does not connect with or inspire the audience, and she could have given it so much more- she was boring and very passive (very much like a British Bella in a corset). I can see absolutely no improvement in her acting abilities since Twilight. Even in Into the Wild she plays a very subdued character that barely smiles. She can only play one role!! I think she likes to be the submissive female character that relies on men to show her the way and save her its sad. She can never just be a strong female. She ruined this film for me and it could have been so much better. Plus she does not possess that ‘classic beauty’ that Snow White should have: think that youngest daughter from Downton Abbey- now she would have done well with that role! It was wasted on Stewart.

She suuuucks so bad!!!!!

I think she’s a bad actress altogether, but to top it off she has those evil eyes that constantly project “bitch” (which I suspect she is IRL).

She’s just a 22 year old kid girl.
The dumb and bored stare she often ware’s is part of some kind of young sexy girl code. The “huuu, im so cute and sexy but so imature, lost and bored. Can you help me interesting stud?” kind of thing. She does that look in her own way like other young models and actresses do.

In think she should pay more attention to the skirts she ware’s with those awful knees of hers.

I really think she has terrible knees.

ok so i dont wanna be rude or anything, but i’m a audio visuel / acting student. I think that kristen can be a little bit better on stage than on screen, why?? Because she is able to act with her body sort of, but i’m sorry her face is not a face of an actress (actress have to show emotions and facial expessions), kristen has only one face. When i watched twilight i was like ok i’m gonna give another chance maybe bcz of the script or something but then i saw snow white and i was like: fuck! Kristen has ruined the wholeee thing!
Ps: i don’t hate her but she’s sure not the highest paid actress like they say!! I mean rellyyy????

she’s lucky, very lucky. i don’t call her ugly, but she is not attractve at all. face meh body meh acting meh…manner meh..style meh..what the f* hollywood thinking, she’s so lucky.just lucky.