Actress Kristen Stewart responds to poor reception of film at Cannes

Kristen Stewart’s Personal Shopper premiered during the Cannes Film Festival, but it was met with some unexpected reactions! According to Variety, the psychological thriller received boos from critics. But the actress cleared the air during a press conference, explaining with a laugh: “Hey, everyone did not boo.”

Kristen Stewart’s new movie Personal Shopper was met with boos as the credits rolled during its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. During a press conference on Tuesday, the actress responded to the audience’s adverse reaction to the film.

The film’s director, Olivier Assayas, was similarly undaunted by the jeers. “When you come to Cannes, you’re prepared,” he said. “You’re prepared for anything.” Assayas, who also directed Stewart in last year’s Clouds of Sils Maria, admitted that sometimes “people have expectations of a film and then the film is something else.”

The director also noted that the movie’s enigmatic finale my not have went over well, saying, “It happens to me once in a while where people just don’t get the ending.” But despite the audible disapproval from the crowd at the Cannes screening, the majority of critics in attendance have actually given the film, and Stewart, a positive review.

Most of the reviewers have noted that the film’s unconventional mix of arthouse drama and horror could prove polarizing to the average moviegoer.

Personal Shopper has not yet received a U.S. release date.

Watch the newly released trailer for “Personal Shopper” below.

Agencies/Canadajournal