Yes, she's a great young actress! Lately I find people expressing harsh opinions of her without bothering to look much beyond Twilight. It also seems to be forgotten that she is just 19 & will evolve/gain skill the more projects she undertakes. She was fab in Panic Room, Into The Wild, Adventureland & Speak not to mention a couple of other roles.
I really love Twilight series, but let's not pretend for one moment that Stephenie Meyer is the greatest writer or that her books these are the best pieces of literary work ever--they are pure & utter cheese. When it comes to the 1st Twi movie, for me, Kristen made the Bella character more likeable & I think overall she gave the strongest performance given the souce material but I admit a couple of scenes (like the hospital) were not good. In New Moon she was so much better, pretty much carries that movie & has received plenty of positive critical response for her performance.
She has some fab movies coming out such as The Runaways, Welcome To The Rileys & The Yellow Hankerchief which I think will better showcase her talent, range, increasing maturity & growth as an actor.