The narrow scope and narrow determinism of the action in "Christine" is unfortunately matched by the narrow-albeit immensely skillful and committed-acting that Campos elicits from Hall.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 Oct 2016
fresh:
Rich in dramatic detail and psychological insight, the film approaches its protagonist with genuine concern.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
27 Oct 2016
fresh:
By turns coolly observed and disquietingly compassionate - qualities that also describe Rebecca Hall's brilliant central performance - the movie drifts alongside its subject, Charon-like, through the hell of her last weeks.
– Justin Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Oct 2016
rotten:
A great performance does not necessarily make for great tragedy, and "Christine" remains mired in the minutiae of its portrait of a doomed, bitter young woman.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
20 Oct 2016
fresh:
Hall is both eccentric and touching as a promising, complicated and needy woman on the edge of her personal abyss.