Tony, have you seen Welcome To The Rileys? I thought Stewart was quite good in it. I've never seen the Twilight films and had no idea who she was when I saw the Rileys. She plays a stripper with a real broken down life. James Gandolfini meets her and starts having paternal feelings for her. He moves in with her and becomes sort of a surrogate father, which bewilders Stewart because she's only used to men wanting sex from her and nothing else.
Rileys was one of those small movies that went under the radar. Not saying it'll change your opinion of her drastically, but you may see a different side to her acting abilities.
As for the majority influencing people's tastes in film: I didn't think The Avengers nor Prometheus was so hot, and when I posted my comments I noticed I was well in the minority. Hey, I calls 'em like I sees 'em.