the buzz log

Not every movie star has to compete with her costar for best hair. We hardly remember to look at "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart when lush-locked Robert Pattinson is anywhere near.

But this new Stewart 'do seems like a serious fashion don't. The kinder posts have likened the style to Joan Jett's famously choppy cut, but it sure looks like a mullet to us.

If you can't imagine the "New Moon" celeb walking into a hair salon and requesting the "Joan Jett," there is a reason for the hairstyle. Stewart will play the rocker in the upcoming biopic "The Runaways." What we do for our art.

People.com asked fans to weigh in on the cropped cut, and comments run the gamut. There's the distressed: "The new hairstyle is a total, epic fail" (ouch). And the more understanding: "I don't like it for her but I think it's great for the part." The gossip site Hecklerspray holds nothing back, calling Stewart's style "half tatty scarecrow mullet and half barely-alive lawnmower-mangled crow." C'mon guys, tell us what you really think.

Buzz about the star is topping the charts. One-day searches on "kristen stewart" were spiking almost 500%.

Love it or hate it, the new 'do sure has our attention.