Kristen Stewart, Welcome to the Rileys
I'm not sure how many reviewers were aware that Kristen Stewart was cast in Welcome to the Rileys before the Twilight movies became a cultural phenomenon. (As was the case with Walter Salles' upcoming On the Road.)
Also, it's worth remembering that Welcome to the Rileys was shot in the fall of 2008, between the first Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In other words, prior to both the Bella of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and the Joan Jett of The Runaways.
Below are more Kristen Stewart review snippets. The last Stewart/Welcome to the Rileys collection of reviews will be posted shortly.
"A special mention has to go to Kristen Stewart who strips herself bare, both literally and figuratively. It's the details that matter here, not some petulant one-note image drummed up by the press. The rawness of the stripper’s uniform, profane, all panda eyes and duct-taped nipples contrasted with the timid girl scrubbed of make-up, pulling sweater cuffs over her hands and picking at her acne." Nick Da Costa, Eye for Film.
"The cast does well enough in their roles, although this movie isn't likely to be a career highlight for any of them. … Kristen Stewart also turns in decent work as Mallory; even as she gets pushed from lead to supporting character over the course of the movie, she keeps the girl an consistent but changing individual." Jay Seaver, efilmcritic.com.
"Stewart appears to have been constricted by the rigid parameters of the Twilight movies. Her character here is wary, not trusting ([a]s Bella is), and maybe for that reason, she seems to take pleasure in a role that requires one long, kicking-and-screaming 'No!' But two-thirds of the way through the movie, she hints with her eyes that she’s possibly considering a 'maybe.'" Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline.
"But Jake Scott’s Welcome to the Rileys is so underwritten that, despite a more energetic performance [than her Joan Jett in The Runaways], Stewart makes much less of an impression. … Try as Stewart might, she can’t turn this Manic Trixie Nightmare Girl into a real person." Dan Kois, OC Weekly.
"Stewart, who was cast in the film before the Twilight tsunami hit, continues to gravitate to characters that the world has roughed up, with Mallory a few shades darker than the actress' well-crafted young Joan Jett in The Runaways earlier this year. She just gets better at bringing a naked vulnerability to her performances. Here it's like watching a slide show of anger, pain, innocence, outrage and mischief play across her face." Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times.
"More often than not, the Twilight movies downgrade Stewart’s talent from credible understatement to a plastic vision of post-adolescent frustration. In Welcome to the Rileys, the second feature from music video director Jake Scott, Stewart delivers the legitimate version of that archetype with a role that rejects commercial standards." Eric Kohn, indieWIRE.
I'm not sure how many reviewers were aware that Kristen Stewart was cast in Welcome to the Rileys before the Twilight movies became a cultural phenomenon. (As was the case with Walter Salles' upcoming On the Road.)
Also, it's worth remembering that Welcome to the Rileys was shot in the fall of 2008, between the first Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In other words, prior to both the Bella of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and the Joan Jett of The Runaways.
Below are more Kristen Stewart review snippets. The last Stewart/Welcome to the Rileys collection of reviews will be posted shortly.
"A special mention has to go to Kristen Stewart who strips herself bare, both literally and figuratively. It's the details that matter here, not some petulant one-note image drummed up by the press. The rawness of the stripper’s uniform, profane, all panda eyes and duct-taped nipples contrasted with the timid girl scrubbed of make-up, pulling sweater cuffs over her hands and picking at her acne." Nick Da Costa, Eye for Film.
"The cast does well enough in their roles, although this movie isn't likely to be a career highlight for any of them. … Kristen Stewart also turns in decent work as Mallory; even as she gets pushed from lead to supporting character over the course of the movie, she keeps the girl an consistent but changing individual." Jay Seaver, efilmcritic.com.
"Stewart appears to have been constricted by the rigid parameters of the Twilight movies. Her character here is wary, not trusting ([a]s Bella is), and maybe for that reason, she seems to take pleasure in a role that requires one long, kicking-and-screaming 'No!' But two-thirds of the way through the movie, she hints with her eyes that she’s possibly considering a 'maybe.'" Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline.
"But Jake Scott’s Welcome to the Rileys is so underwritten that, despite a more energetic performance [than her Joan Jett in The Runaways], Stewart makes much less of an impression. … Try as Stewart might, she can’t turn this Manic Trixie Nightmare Girl into a real person." Dan Kois, OC Weekly.
"Stewart, who was cast in the film before the Twilight tsunami hit, continues to gravitate to characters that the world has roughed up, with Mallory a few shades darker than the actress' well-crafted young Joan Jett in The Runaways earlier this year. She just gets better at bringing a naked vulnerability to her performances. Here it's like watching a slide show of anger, pain, innocence, outrage and mischief play across her face." Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times.
"More often than not, the Twilight movies downgrade Stewart’s talent from credible understatement to a plastic vision of post-adolescent frustration. In Welcome to the Rileys, the second feature from music video director Jake Scott, Stewart delivers the legitimate version of that archetype with a role that rejects commercial standards." Eric Kohn, indieWIRE.
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