Christy Lemire

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For 511 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 47% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Christy Lemire's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 58
Highest review score: 100 Poor Things
Lowest review score: 0 Cosmic Sin
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 275 out of 511
  2. Mixed: 119 out of 511
  3. Negative: 117 out of 511
511 movie reviews
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Macbeth
    If you’re not already somewhat familiar with Shakespeare’s tragedy, this incarnation isn’t about to go out of its way to provide much context or explain why certain characters matter. But in an intriguing contrast, while the scale of the battles and the scenery is enormous and awe-inspiring, some of the more famous moments and lines arrive in understated fashion in intimate spaces.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    Whether his film is lush or rolling in the muck, it always has a tactile quality that makes it accessible, which is also true of the performances from his (mostly) well-chosen cast.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Little Fish
    Little Fish would have left a lingering, wistful feeling under ordinary circumstances. Debuting during a pandemic, however, adds a layer of poignancy to this story of a worldwide virus that causes memory loss, creating loneliness and isolation for both its victims and their loved ones.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Molly's Game
    Ever the fierce competitor, Molly has found a way to rule in a male-dominated world. If only Molly’s Game had let her win in the end on her own fascinating, complicated terms.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    The Theory of Everything
    It’s a biopic about one of the most brilliant people in the history of the planet, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking – a man famous for thinking in boldly innovative ways – yet his story is told in the safest and most conventional method imaginable.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Fort Tilden
    Whether or not we’d like to admit it – they’re willing to say what the rest of us are thinking when they tactlessly open their mouths without a filter.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Eating Animals
    Habits are hard to change; sadly, the people who are most likely to seek out a movie like Eating Animals are already on board with its message.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    Theater Camp
    You may not walk out humming the tunes, but you’ll leave with a smile.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Dior and I
    Dior and I won’t tell you much about Simons’ personal life, or his family, or where he lives, or why he does this, which ultimately makes it difficult to connect with him. (Interestingly, a little online research reveals, he started out as a furniture designer.)
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    My Penguin Friend
    It’s an earnest, crowd-pleasing family film – nothing snarky or self-referential, no on-the-nose needle drops - just a sweet, beautifully made movie that earns the emotion it’ll surely draw from its viewers.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    I Care a Lot
    The detached, bemused tone that sustains the film for so long eventually gives way to actual feelings—to its detriment—as this dark comedy steadily turns just plain dark.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    John Lewis: Good Trouble
    Director Dawn Porter’s film is an intimate homage to both the legend and the man, as spry and lively as Lewis himself.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story
    It’s a worthwhile film that could have been a powerful film if it had gone beyond the skin-deep.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Running with Beto
    An intimate, thorough look at a candidate on the rise and on the go.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Ted K
    Copley’s performance remains riveting throughout. It’s a testament to his delivery and physicality that we can hear Kaczynski speak expansively about what he’s going to do, and we can watch him experiment with various explosives, and we’re still on edge, wondering what might happen.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 25 Christy Lemire
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
    Jettisons everything that’s honest and worthwhile about the books in favor of hackneyed misadventures and gross-out scatological humor.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Men
    Whatever your reaction is to the latest meticulously made mind warp from writer/director Alex Garland, it won’t be indifference. This is a visceral experience, and it reinforces Garland’s singular prowess as a craftsman of indelible visuals and gripping mood.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Christy Lemire
    The Current War: Director's Cut
    It may seem ironic that a movie about electrifying the United States should ultimately be so tedious and forgettable, but such is the state of the delayed and troubled drama The Current War: Director’s Cut.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Berlin Syndrome
    Shortland has essentially crafted a claustrophobic two-hander with only occasional forays into the outside world.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 88 Christy Lemire
    Materialists
    If you’re seeing it with hopes of glittery escapism, based on its A-list stars and a trailer that prominently features a cover of Madonna’s “Material Girl,” be prepared that the result is a little sadder, a little more substantial. And that’s much of what’s so wonderful about it.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Christy Lemire
    Violation
    The jumbled narrative structure allows for a couple of a-ha revelations, but it mostly creates a distance for the viewer. And yet despite these flaws, the artistry on display in Violation is undeniable.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
    Yes, a mournful song is woven throughout, hence the title. But The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future also requires great patience—it might be too slow of a slow burn—and there’s not much to her characters beyond a few barely sketched traits.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    We Are Guardians
    The documentary “We Are Guardians” tracks the constant conflict between the ecological and spiritual significance of this crucial section of Brazil and the commercial forces that brazenly invade to strip it of its resources.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    Rocketman
    It is a tried-and-true jukebox musical fantasia, seemingly prepackaged for the Broadway stage, packed with toe-tapping sing-alongs you’ve known and loved for decades.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 50 Christy Lemire
    Honey Don't!
    As the film trudges toward its conclusion, it’s one frustrating scene after another like that. And by the end, you’ll realize the clever opening title sequence was probably the best part of all.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    It
    What Bill Skarsgard does with the role works well precisely because he doesn’t appear to be laboring so hard to frighten us. He doesn’t vamp it up. He’s coy — he toys with these kids — making his sudden bursts of insane clown hostility that much more shocking.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Penguins
    Just you try to resist the impossible adorableness offered up in the latest Disneynature documentary, Penguins. You cannot do it, despite the cutesy anthropomorphizing, the too-tidy nature of the story it’s telling and the knowingly cheesy soundtrack of ‘80s tunes accompanying these creatures’ adventures.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Christy Lemire
    Green Book
    Damned if it doesn’t work beautifully for nearly the entirety of its two hour-plus running time. Green Book is the kind of old-fashioned filmmaking big studios just don’t offer anymore. It’s glossy and zippy, gliding along the surface of deeply emotional, complex issues while dipping down into them just enough to give us a taste of some actual substance.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    Of an Age
    While Of an Age offers plenty of moody, melancholy atmosphere, it lacks the kind of characterization that would make this story truly devastating.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Christy Lemire
    You Resemble Me
    You Resemble Me is at its strongest when it tries to humanize its misunderstood central figure in simple, intimate ways.
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