I have to be honest, here. I had no interest in seeing the new Charlie’s Angels film.
Firstly because it was the latest in a long list of reboots and new instalments that I wasn’t sure we needed. But probably the biggest reason was that I didn’t really want to watch a Kristen Stewart film.
Terrible, I know. But I’m not alone. After her Twilight days, there was a large group who seemed to take the opinion that Stewart was kinda, well… boring.
The top Urban Dictionary definition of Stewart literally reads: “A ridiculously overrated young actress, who seems to get away with playing all of her characters the exact same way: dull, boring and lifeless.”
Brutal.
Judging by the film’s opening weekend performance, it appears there were a fair few other people who weren’t sold on the production, either. As The Hollywood Reporter shares, the film brought in $27.9M globally, which compared to Ford v Ferrari‘s $52.4M is pretty disappointing.
Having said that, however, there seems to be one pretty positive impact made by the film: it’s showing a different side to Kristen Stewart, and shifting opinions of her in the process.
The actress has been credited with giving a pretty damn hilarious performance that’s far from dull.
Credit: Sony Pictures
As Tom Russo of the Boston Globe writes:
“What’s most entertaining here, ultimately, is the performance that Stewart turns in as outspoken, play-it-loose Sabina, a completely unexpected, who-knew mash-up of sexy and offbeat.”
Rob Thomas of Capital Times shares a similar view:
“When it’s kicking into gear – more often due to the comedy, especially Kristen Stewart’s ferociously funny performance – it can be a really fun time.”
And one more from Sara Michelle Fetters of MovieFreak.com:
“[As] good as both Scott and Balinska are, and they are terrific, it is Stewart who runs away with the movie.”
It seems we’ve all done the film, and Stewart, a huge disservice with our initial assumptions (I know I certainly have) and owe them both a little more credit.