Kristen and Jesse no talent, miscast

Now, since you insist I suggest a young actress I can say,of the top of my head, Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone.

While I loved Emma Stone in Birdman and Easy A, in my opinion, she was out of her element in the two Woody Allen films she was cast in. Not because she doesn't possess adequate acting talent, but because she lacked romantic chemistry with Joaquin Phoenix in Irrational Man, and ditto for her lackluster chemistry with Colin Firth in Magic in the Moonlight. These were after all, romantic comedies, so realistically portraying romantic chemistry is crucial and integral if one would deem her performances in these films a success.

In my opinion, Kristen was more convincing in her longing for her onscreen love interest Bobby, played by Eisenberg. Heck, Stewart's chemistry with Steve Carell was more believable than Stone's onscreen romantic attraction to Phoenix and Firth.

As well respected as Jennifer Lawrence is in terms of the critical acclaim and accolades she's received, there is no denying the industry considers her immensely talented, it could be argued that even she is lacking in portraying credible romantic chemistry with her onscreen love interest. Silver Linings Playbook is perhaps the role most would point to with regard to her displaying credible romantic chemistry with her onscreen love interest. Yet in my opinion, it was a dysfunctional romance, which was void of any credible intimate scenes of romantic lust. Disagree? Care to make reference to a scene or post a YouTube clip showing Lawrence realistically steaming up the screen, demonstrating she is head-over-heels in love with her lover Pat, played by Bradley Cooper?

Or, again, an unknown, talented, charming actress. Someone with less connections and more talent.

But doesn't Woody Allen always cast known actresses in his lead roles, even the main supporting roles?

I understand you are huge fan of KS but many people aren't and that is not just because of Twilight. It's very patronising to make such assumptions.

I consider myself first and foremost a fan of film. I watch on average, one full-length feature film a day. Over the past decade I've watched in excess of 3,000 films. And yet from all the actress performances I've viewed, no young actress has impressed me on a consistent basis as much as Stewart has. So thus, I became and continue to be a fan of hers. Don't most moviegoers have their favorites? What's wrong with that?

I don't believe I'm making any assumptions when I stated that much of the hate stems from her performances in Twilight. On virtually every thread where the OP openly criticizes Stewart's acting, including this one, there are posters, including the OP, who make reference to her role as Bella Swan in Twilight. These ones refuse to let Stewart live it down. Time for them to move on.

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