Seberg review

Kristen Stewart's stock has been on the rise lately. She's been putting in some great performances as she grows more and more as an actress and with her new movie Seberg she once more shows off her acting prowess. Seberg tells the real life story of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg in the late 1960's. Her involvement both romantically and politically with a civil rights movement leader raises many eyebrows which leads to her being investigated and monitored by the FBI. Kristen Stewart is absolutely fantastic here with a performance that is raw, emotional and at times inspiring. Watching her life spiral completely out of control as numerous stories of her get leaked to the press which in turns drives her crazy was nothing short of captivating and engrossing. She is the standout here in a script that unfortunately is quite bland and dull at points. 

There's a pretty strong cast here including, Vince Vaughn, Jack O Connell, Colm Meaney and more. They all do a fine job but realistically it's all Kristen Stewart here. Watching her character grow from a married woman with all of her life in front of her to a complete and total trainwreck by the time the movie comes to a close was haunting in a way. The effects placed on her sound simple but in reality it must have been horrible for Jane Seberg to not know who, what or why all of this was even happening to her. She did have a good heart as she donated to plenty of charities but it was all in vain as her life ended in a tragic way. 

Seberg is a good movie no doubt. However it does lack something whenever Kristen Stewart isn't on screen especially. There's a really great movie in here but I don't think it made the cut this time around sadly. It does nail home the impact a situation can have on someone and it is interesting enough to warrant a viewing. You'll come for the story but stay for Kristen Stewart's performance. 

★★★