Acting work
Swift made her acting debut in a 2009 episode of
CBS's
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing a rebellious teenager.
[414] The New York Times noted that the character allowed Swift to be "a little bit naughty, and credibly so".
[415] Rolling Stone felt she "held her own" and "does a good job with the script"
[416] while the
Chicago Tribune said she "acquits herself well."
[417] Later that year, Swift both hosted and performed as the musical guest for an episode of
Saturday Night Live.
[418] Entertainment Weekly
described her as "this season's best Saturday Night Live host so far,"
noting that she "was always up for the challenge, seemed to be having
fun, and helped the rest of the cast nail the punchlines". Proving
"admirably resilient in a wide variety of sketch roles", she "inspired
more of a female, girly-in-the-best-sense sensibility in
SNL than it's shown since the
Tina Fey-
Amy Poehler days".
[419]
Swift made her feature film acting debut in the 2010 ensemble comedy
Valentine's Day, playing the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock.
[420] The
Los Angeles Times felt the performance suggested "serious comedic potential"
[421] while the
San Francisco Chronicle found her "very funny".
[422] Time remarked that Swift portrayed her character "rather charmingly".
[423] However,
Variety
found her "entirely undirected... she needs to find a skilled director
to tamp her down and channel her obviously abundant energy".
[424] The
Daily News described her performance as "painfully clunky" while
Slant Magazine found her "unwatchable".
[425][426] In 2012, Swift voiced Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film
The Lorax. In 2013, she made a brief cameo on the sitcom
New Girl. In 2014, she had a supporting role in the
film adaptation of
The Giver.
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