I wish this didn’t need to be reiterated, but the fact
remains: Twilight is long since over and done with. Everyone attached to those
films has long since moved on to (mostly) better things far removed from it.
However, even with that said, I keep getting the feeling that people aren’t
giving Kristen Stewart, the most memorable part of those films for all the
wrong reasons, her fair due. Maybe it’s because, in the dungeons of comment
sections and web forums, jokes about Bella’s utter uselessness and unintentionally
malicious behaviour still ring out. That association is hard to break, even if
you’re fortunate enough to unironically like those films.
The shame in that
sentiment furthers once you realise that, since 2012, Stewart has not only kept
fairly busy but also done some genuinely fantastic work like with American Ultra and Clouds Of Sils Maria. It’s hardly a surprise that this film, written
and directed by the man behind Clouds and who got Stewart to give one of her
best performances to date, would be on my radar. But does it continue her
winning streak (ignoring that Billy Lynn ever happened) or does it add a chink to the chain?
