Author: The JT LeRoy Story
| Release Date: September 9, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
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17
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7
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireIan FreerAug 15, 2019
JT LeRoy is a decent telling of a fascinating, resonant true story. If it never really fulfils its promise, it’s worth it to see two major talents — Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern — in full flow. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweSep 9, 2016
Although it’s clear that her dauntingly complex personality contributes to her abilities as a superior storyteller, Feuerzeig and Albert now ask us to believe a proven unreliable narrator’s account of her own life, which largely lacks corroboration. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottSep 8, 2016
"Author” is most interesting — and least self-aware — as a study in the gullibility and narcissism of the celebrity class. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 6, 2016
Documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig turns a controversial literary hoax that fooled the world (and many a celebrity) into a tale of a private desperation but tidies it up too much. Read full review
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VarietyDennis HarveyJul 22, 2016
Whatever literary talent Leroy was praised for shouldn’t have been so quickly forgotten and dismissed by those who’d once championed it. However, that praise was won under false pretenses — and while you can criticize Leroy fans for claiming to love the writing when they really fell in love with the myth it came packaged in, you can’t blame them for feeling ripped off. Read full review
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Boston GlobeTy BurrSep 15, 2016
These are some of the questions raised and left on the table in the fascinating but frustratingly murky Author: The JT Leroy Story, a documentary by Jeff Feuerzeig that’s worth seeing if only to argue with the movie and with yourself. Read full review
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Slant MagazineMatt BrennanSep 5, 2016
Jeff Feuerzeig isn't skeptical enough of Laura Albert's explanations and rationalizations. Read full review
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