duh he has not even read the hunger games plus he is in cannes doing much better things

I think he would make a good Finnick, but I’m glad that he’s going to stay away from mega-franchises for a while.

Don’t start that “mixed reviews” BS. So far ALL the French critics loved it, giving it 4 out of 5 or 5 out of 5 stars, and that’s almost unheard of. Currently it has a 7.6 out of 10 score by the French critics, and that’s very good.

RT isn’t loading all the good reviews it has received, if they did it would be 5 negative and 15 positive. No film is going to get all good reviews, but Cosmopolis is getting a majority of good reviews, not mixed ones. And Rob’s performance is being highly acclaimed, and he’s in every minute of the film.

He was never in the running for THG, although he would have been great in the part and I can’t wait or him to work with Oscar nominated Jennifer Lawrence. He really shines when he’s opposite a great actress.

I think Rob is a good actor and is still coming into his own. I love the THG but Rob would not make a good Finnick….Finnick was described as having a very strong muscular frame. Rob is on the skinny flabby side. If anyone from Twilight played Finnick it would have to be Kellen Lutz, he is not the best actor but, I think he could pull Finnick off perfectly…But, Loinsgate wants no cross overs from Twilight to the THG. But, I bet if Suzanne Collins stepped in they would change things.

Ummm, you need a reality check. Cosmopolis is getting mixed reviews. Google it.

Sadly not everyone is loving Rob’s performance in Cosmopolis! The movie itself gets mixed reviews as well!
It’s no secret how much we love Robert Pattinson‘s acting skills, but unfortunately there are some movie critics that don’t agree! His movie Cosmopolis debuted today to mixed reviews at Cannes Film Festival.

Critics could not agree on whether they liked the David Cronenberg directed film about a wealthy man who travels around NYC for a day in a limo looking to get a haircut, and encountering a lot of life problems along the way. A few critics panned Rob’s performance, but as more reviews come out, a lot of critics are praising Rob for his “cool” performance of Eric Packer, even if they didn’t love the movie. Here’s a breakdown of the reviews:

The Hollywood Reporter:

“After a strong run of films during the past decade, David Cronenberg blows a tire with Cosmopolis. [...] On the page and on film, Eric is a controlled and controlling figure, a man impervious to society’s norms who one must feel has a mind operating well beyond the capacities of mere mortals. He’s utterly humorless and without detectable compassion or accessible humanity, which makes him less than companionable as a character. Pattinson doesn’t help matters by revealing nothing behind the eyes and delivering nearly all his lines with the same rhythm and intonations, plus repetitive head nods in the bargain. It’s a tough character that perhaps a young Jeremy Irons could have made riveting, but Pattinson is too bland and monotonous to hold the interest.”

The Huffington Post:

“Featuring an ensemble cast built on quick cameos, the film is anchored by a solid, ennui-filled performance by Robert Pattinson, shedding his Twilight skin for something more substantive and reminiscent of Christian Bale in American Pyscho. The challenge of compressing such dense literary concepts in filmic form is immense, and Cronenberg should definitely be applauded for his ambitious attempt at bringing these abstractions to life. Yet there is an undeniable stale and static quality to Cosmopolis that makes it feel like watching someone read a book. [...] Despite the interesting concepts, there is no escaping the lack of cinematic energy that keeps Cosmopolis from feeling like anything more than a perfunctory adaptation. Overall Grade: C+”

The Playlist:

[Cosmopolis is] both an exceptional adaptation and a remarkable work unto itself. Eric Packer [is played by] a surprisingly adequate Robert Pattinson. [...] Everything matters in Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis,” but not everything is necessarily the same as DeLillo’s book. And that makes the film, as a series of discussions about inter-related money-minded contradictions, insanely rich and maddeningly complex. We can’t wait to rewatch it.”

MSN:

“Interestingly enough, if you’re casting for a dead-eyed shark wreathed in unearned privilege, Pattinson turns out to be a pretty good choice. [...] The film’s cynicism is both majestic and well-earned; at one point, Eric notes “… nobody hates the rich … everybody thinks they’re ten seconds away from being rich.” A chilly, crisp and crystal-shard sharp satire of our money-crazed world, “Cosmopolis” takes us on a limo ride through the collapse of modern society: We’re not behind the wheel for this ride, but rest assured, in the end, we’re going to have to get out and pay for it. Rating: 4/5″

Twitch:

“Give David Cronenberg credit for one thing: His choice to cast Robert Pattinson was an inspired and brilliant decision. While Cosmopolis is a bit too one-note to allow any proclamations about Pattinson’s range, his opaque, handsome, sometimes robot-like face compliments Cronenberg’s themes and styles perfectly. In terms of what the director seems to be aiming for here, his cold performance is nearly flawless. [...] Rather than a thriller, Cosmopolis plays more like a wispy film of ideas, with conversations in the limo about society, wealth and humanity dominating most of the screen time. Almost all of these feel detached and meticulously unfocused. [...]Leos Carax’s Holy Motors is much more fun, but Cronenberg has still made an odd, uncompromising and occasionally brilliant film of his own, one which is well worth seeing if only for the deft way the Cronenberg finds an emotional arc in such an inhuman world. Or else to see how perfectly Pattinson’s performance suits the director.”

Time Out London:

“‘Cosmopolis’ is at its best when it’s otherworldly and aching with artifice. It’s at its worst when it becomes weighed down by an excessive, wearying wordiness, or when it steps out of the limo – the film’s self-imposed arena of surreality – and into a place more like the real world. ‘Cosmopolis’ threatens to soar and to be important, but it only offers flashes of lucidity; the limo is a mesmerising bubble that is quickly burst when the film steps outside it. That said, there’s a consistent air of charged, end-of-days menace running through the film, which Cronenberg handles with an unbroken sense of precision and confidence. He’s well-served, too, by a leering, disintegrating Pattinson, giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait of a man being consumed by his own vanity and power. 3/5″

Empire Online:

“The stylised nature of the language will limit this film’s appeal, and its self-conscious craziness might also be testing to some (why does the professional barber Eric finally visits cut huge steps in his hair?). And after Water For Elephants it remains to be seen whether Pattinson’s teen following really is willing to follow him anywhere. But Cosmopolis does prove that he has the chops, and he parlays his cult persona beautifully into the spoiled, demanding Packer, a man so controlling and ruthless that only he has the power to ruin himself. Lean and spiky – with his clean white shirt he resembles a groomed Sid Vicious – Pattinson nails a difficult part almost perfectly, recalling those great words of advice from West Side Story: You wanna live in this crazy world? Play it cool.”

The Guardian:

“David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, adapted by the director from the Don DeLillo novella, is stilted, self-important and dismayingly shallow, featuring an egg-laying cameo from Juliette Binoche, among others — although Paul Giamatti and Mathieu Amalric put some recognisable human life into theirs. As the star, Robert Pattinson’s face is set in an immobile semi-sneer of super-cool unshockability. [...] Well, you don’t go to a Cronenberg movie for comedy, but rather for something exciting, exotic, daring and precise: really, none of those things is present in this agonisingly self-conscious and meagre piece of work.”

At least we know his biggest fan Kristen Stewart is always around to support Rob, but hopefully the reviews will continue to get better for his movie!

More Rob and Kristen here:
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Thank you Info, I don’t know where she is getting her information from, but it is certainly is mixed. Robert has improved and continues to grow and I applaud him for that and want him to continue to do these quirky and interesting roles in the future.

Where’e Variety? There are so many more positive reviews. What are you talking about? Cosmopolis broke the record at Cannes for an 8 minute standing ovation. Who gives a rats tail what these critics think.

Also look at who you’re posting. Where’s Variety? Where’s all the other reviews. Picking and choosing is not being honest.

I’m glad that he’s not gonna be in it,Rob is on his way to be a bigger and mature actor that i know he could be.Mix reviews be damn ,who cares,as long as the film is being talked about and getting reviews,good or bad publicity is always good publicity for the movie,good for Rob!! Anyhow,did ya’ll see how perky our little Kstews tits and ass on Robs Cosmopolis premier,the girl got some goods!!No wonder Robs acting all lovey dovey when he’s around her,he’s got the best perky girl in the world !!!Lucky guy!!!

You probably don’t know that abs come and go. But height and face remain… Rob could get more muscled if he worked out. And he is not flabby. Anyway, he won’t regress and to this type of movie again.

Actually the rumor of Rob in THG started because of some THG fans,who made a sort of April fool on tumblr and then THG fans continued to complain about Rob not being perfect as Finnick “because Finnick is not a sparkly fairy”. That’s the kind of comments I read for almost 2 months and I was quite annoyed by it,because he may win an award in CANNES,so these prejudices from the most of THG fans annoyed me so much…so I’m very glad that Rob himself stopped this stupid rumor. Anyway he wants to be in something bigger than a teen franchise! He’s 26,he’s not anymore a teen star or something.

I wouldn’t say he is “flabby”. Plus he has lost weight since the beach pics. He is not defined, but he is not flabby. If Rob worked out he could get muscles.

Forgot to say that Jacob in Twilight is 6’7 and in the movie he is 5’7… and he is not supposed to have zero charisma and a squishy face.

Excuse me Vanessa, I have been on many sites, US and international and they are mixed. I would not have stated what I did if I did not know this for fact and I was basing it on all reviews, not just reviews from the US. I have provided a link below, just so you can see for yourself. So get your head out of your posterior, and think before you type. The scorecard at Cannes, the International Critics gave it a Fair, basically, the only movie that would be rated Good to Excellent was Amour. Please expand your horizons, I certainly do not state something unless I am certain about it, and if I do make a mistake, I am the first to go back online and say I made a mistake. It has received mixed reviews from both US and International critics. That is all I am going to say, because this post was basically about Robert accepting another role in a franchise. I have nothing more to say on the subject.

http://www.ioncinema.com/news/cannes-jeff-nichols-mud

American critics have never much admired Cronenberg, in my country is very dear and all his films are expected … and it’s not France ;)

I knew Robert wasn’t going to be FInnick, even if the part was offered to him. He talks time and time again about how he doesn’t want to do teen movies anymore, and wants to show the world that he portray something other than a vampire. The last thing he wants is to be in another teen movie. The Hunger Games is a movie for , in my opinion, fresh faces. People that want to be more known, even if its because of a teen movie. Robert is already very well known, he doesn’t need The Hunger Games. If he does take this role it’d be two steps back from being a “real” actor.

Well you’re just getting your information from one source, and it’s out of date. And France’s 3 leading papers: Le Monde, Libération and Le Figaro gave it excellent reviews, and they are the toughest critics.

It’s also received good reviews from Empire Magazine, Aintitcoolnews, Filmoria, Hitfix, Indiewire Playlist, Press Play, the Telegraph, MSN, NPR, Variety and many others. Of course not everyone is going to like it, but the reviews are not what I would called “mixed,” they’re mostly positive. And even 2 and a half out of 4 is not bad. That would still count as Fresh on RT.

Exactly, Rob can lose weight in 2 weeks. He was King of the red carpet at Cannes. LOL about those who were disinvited or who disinvited themselves…

I don’t think Satine is biased against Robert Pattinson. I think she sees things realistic. Not like some overly enthusiastic Rob fans. I think, like me, she’s not wearing rose-colored glasses , when it comes to Rob.
You haven’t to charge up the positive reviews against the negative ones, to show how much a fan you are of Robert Pattinson. And you don’t have to like every movie he makes, even if you’re a fan.

And now, to get back to the topic;
I’m glad Robert Pattinson doesn’t join The Hunger Games. It took him a long time to get over his Twilight image and I say that despite I loved (and still love) The Twilight Saga. Enough is enough. There are now better roles for him.

Maybe they all get standing ovations, but they stop after a minute or 2, you can watch the videos on youtube and see that. The ovation for Cosmopolis went on for over 8 minutes, the longest of any film shown there this year.

Don’t try to make that seem like nothing. It’s a big deal, and so is the fact that the movie is getting a majority of good reviews. And it’s doing well in the countries where it’s been released, it was the number 3 film in Italy, behind the Avengers and MIB3. Top 3 behind big budget films is a big deal, too. Rob was the King of Cannes, there wasn’t anyone else even close.

He works out when he’s preparing for a role. Who wants to work out while they’re on vacation? Those surfing photos weren’t that long ago, and he looked fantastic at Cannes. So maybe he has been working out since those pics were taken, you have no idea. He’s getting ready for Mission Blacklist and he’s already getting in shape for that. “Flabby” my ass. Fortunately Rob has the kind of looks and personality that insure he doesn’t have to work out like a mindless drone to get people to admire him.

If you paid attention to his interviews you would know that he’s said he wouldn’t do another franchise and he can’t wait for BD to be over with. He just described it as being silly and weird. Contrast that to him saying having a movie at Cannes was his dream of a lifetime. He’s so moved on from that teen franchise crap. Too bad some of his co-stars are still selling out.

You can look at THG any way you want, but it’s a young adult novel, it’s rated PG-13, and there’s a ton more violent stuff on TV. If it were that violent it would be rated R, that’s what ratings are for. At least it has a stellar, Oscar nominated actress at it’s core, she’s a real star.

I could not have said it better myself. Love Rob, but he is not Finnick.

you sound shallow, most regular guys look like him and I prefer his Body over a hard muscle dude who’s main focus is to impress ” himself”. I know a lot of Men who did Bodybuilding and were professional Athletes and suffer now from Joint Pain because they did to much. And not every Body needs to be muscular . Rob looks a lot like the Guys in my Yoga class, lean and slender..yummy…..and me ,as a woman who isn’t all that perfect it makes it so much easier to accept your little flaws if your guy isn’t in front of a mirror 24/7

Lol, so now doing a successful movie is considered selling out? Did you not read Rob’a recent interview where he said that he wanted to do a big film but he wasn’t considered right for the role. If the role was reversed and Kristen was only doing indies and Rob got a role in a blockbuster you nonnies would be screaming about how Kristen couldn’t get a big role. Stop contradicting yourself all the time. Or maybe just get a life.

You’re so right, JessMarie414.
I hate it when they make these innuendos, these concealed jabs at Kristen.
We can love both, Robert and Kristen, and don’t need to provoke a competition between them and the movies they make.
Kristen said in an interview with the ZDF, that she wanted Rob to win and that they are proud of each other.
Rob also mentioned in an interview that Kristen is underestimated since Twilight and praised her.
They have no competition going, so why should the fans of them make one?

rob and kristen are two of the hottest stars around at this time. wonder if kristen will be a bigger star than rob. will see what cosmopolis does in the theatres.