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Critics / Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire

    CHRISTY LEMIRE

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 82% of the time.

    Publications: Arizona Republic, Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Canadian Press, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Globe and Mail, Journal News (Westchester, NY), Newsweek, NPR.org, San Francisco Examiner, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Toronto Star

    Critics' Group: Los Angeles Film Critics Association

    Total Reviews: 566
    Total QuickRatings: 3

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    Rotten

    Fresh
    65%

    Coco Before Chanel (2009)

    " Coco Before Chanel only starts to get interesting when she asserts her creative and financial freedom -- and that's right when the movie's about to end." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 23, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    49%

    Antichrist (2009)

    " To say that Antichrist is shocking would suggest that it's effective." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 21, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    48%

    Astro Boy (2009)

    " It's pretty forgettable." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 21, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    42%

    New York, I Love You (2009)

    " The result is a curiously bland hodgepodge -- not terribly evocative of such a famous place, and not all that inspiring in the connections it depicts." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 16, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    23%

    Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

    " All we're left with are ticking time bombs and a chunk of our own time that we'll never get back." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 15, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    70%

    Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

    " It's a gorgeous film: This may sound contradictory, but it's intricate and rough-hewn at the same time, dreamlike and earthy." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 13, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    12%

    Couples Retreat (2009)

    " A few funny lines and ideas emerge here and there, but Couples Retreat mostly feels repetitive and overlong at nearly two hours. You wouldn’t mind getting voted off this island." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 7, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    56%

    The Invention of Lying (2009)

    " It would be such a joy to bend the truth and say that The Invention of Lying lives up to the potential of its inspired premise." — Associated Press

    Posted Oct 2, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    89%

    Zombieland (2009)

    " Zombieland mostly finds that tricky balance of the laugh-out-loud funny and the make-you-jump scary, of deadpan laughs and intense energy." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 30, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    86%

    A Serious Man (2009)

    " Watching and wondering how and when he'll snap provides dark humor, yes -- we're glad we're not this poor guy -- but also a mounting sense of unease, and it should provoke lengthy and serious debate about the nature of faith." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 30, 2009

    Rotten

    Fresh
    73%

    More Than a Game (2009)

    " An inspiring story that works very hard to remind you it's an inspiring story at every opportunity." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 29, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    82%

    Whip It (2009)

    " Whip It is funny without trying too hard to be wacky, sweet without being overly sentimental." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 29, 2009

    Fresh

    Rotten
    28%

    Fame (2009)

    " Familiar? Yes, but not nearly as vapid as most of the musical material out there that encourages teens to believe fame is all that matters." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 24, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    93%

    The Damned United (2009)

    " You don't have to be a soccer expert, or even know all that much about the sport, to get sucked into the competing personalities and personal dramas of The Damned United." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 23, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    72%

    The Boys Are Back (2009)

    " The content of Allan Cubitt's script, based on Simon Carr's memoir, is meaty and straightforward, which gives it an unexpected power." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 23, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    75%

    Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

    " This is vintage Moore, reflecting both the filmmaker's fondness for manipulation and his strengths as a showman." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 22, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    83%

    Bright Star (2009)

    " Writer-director Jane Campion has fashioned a fascinating mix of contradictions. Her film is at once gritty and ethereal, grounded and romantic, quaint and contemporary." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 18, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    76%

    The Informant! (2009)

    " The exclamation point in the title is your first clue that Steven Soderbergh's intentions here are more than a little askew." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 18, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    75%

    Cold Souls (2009)

    " These are all very surreal, inventive ideas, heightened by the dreamlike cinematography from Barthes' partner, Andrij Parekh; the scenes shot in St. Petersburg, for example, are simultaneously gauzy and bleak." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 18, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    18%

    Love Happens (2009)

    " Love supposedly happens in Love Happens. We'll have to take their word for it." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 17, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    45%

    Jennifer's Body (2009)

    " Jennifer's Body is never scary and it's only sporadically amusing." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 15, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    0%

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)

    " Beyond a Reasonable Doubt feels like some throwaway 1980s TV movie, with its implausible premise, dizzying twists, cheesy montages and melodramatic score." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 9, 2009

    Fresh

    Rotten
    56%

    9 (2009)

    " Acker isn't taking us over the rainbow, but he has brought us someplace daring and new, and he makes you anxious to see what other destinations he has in mind." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 8, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    85%

    World's Greatest Dad (2009)

    " The movie essentially relies on the same joke being told over and over. But Goldthwait finds enough clever ways into that joke to make it seem fresh, and he makes you curious to see how far he's willing to push it." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 4, 2009

    Fresh
    3/4

    Fresh
    86%

    Big Fan (2009)

    " What's left is a vivid portrait of an exceedingly ordinary man for whom there's no great epiphany or cliched redemption. That may be Siegel's trickiest play of all." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 3, 2009

    Rotten

    Fresh
    63%

    Extract (2009)

    " Judge's characters are so one-note and their misadventures so ridiculous that it's hard to get attached to them or care about how they turn out." — Associated Press

    Posted Sep 1, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    84%

    The September Issue (2009)

    " What we do come away with is an appreciation for clothing and photography as art forms and the kind of work and emotion that go into each issue, especially the September issue, the largest each year for its fall fashion features." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 26, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    49%

    Taking Woodstock (2009)

    " It ends up being forgettable, when it could have taken a little piece of your heart." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 25, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    100%

    Passing Strange (2010)

    " Like Lee, the artist formerly known as Mark Stewart possesses a powerful and singular voice, one he uses to express vividly his own unique experience of growing up as a black man in America." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 19, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    9%

    Post Grad (2009)

    " It has no idea what it wants to be; as a result, it gets nothing right." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 19, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    88%

    Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    " If only Quentin Tarantino the director weren't so completely in love with Quentin Tarantino the writer, Inglourious Basterds might have been a great movie rather than just a good movie with moments of greatness." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 18, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    26%

    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

    " It's just repetitive, adolescent and lame." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 13, 2009

    Rotten

    Fresh
    91%

    Ponyo (2009)

    " A children's film that's at once overly simplistic and needlessly nonsensical." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 12, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    38%

    The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

    " We're left wondering afterward, how do these people feel about this extraordinary situation in which they've found themselves?" — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 12, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    90%

    District 9 (2009)

    " This is one intense, intelligent, well-crafted action movie — one that dazzles the eye with seamless special effects but also makes you think without preaching." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 12, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    58%

    A Perfect Getaway (2009)

    " After toying with us, Twohy’s reliance on standard shootings and stabbings is really rather boring." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 5, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    60%

    Paper Heart (2009)

    " Paper Heart is way more innovative than the formulaic romantic comedie s that all too often trek through the multiplex, and a much-needed refreshing change." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 5, 2009

    Rotten

    Fresh
    75%

    Julie & Julia (2009)

    " The Julia parts in Julie & Julia are a delight. The ones about Julie? More like an annoying distraction." — Associated Press

    Posted Aug 5, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    68%

    Funny People (2009)

    " The last hour or so meanders interminably, its tone wavering all over the place, leading to a quickie conclusion that feels pat. And that is such a letdown when you consider the strength and ambition of the material that preceded it." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 30, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    95%

    The Cove (2009)

    " A documentary that mixes advocacy journalism with the suspenseful thrill of a caper." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 29, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    31%

    The Answer Man (2009)

    " The debut from writer-director John Hindman features a premise that sounds an awful lot like As Good As It Gets, except the script isn't as sharp." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 22, 2009

    Fresh

    Rotten
    55%

    Orphan (2009)

    " Director Jaume Collet-Serra, working from a devilishly clever script by David Leslie Johnson, maintains steady suspense while mercifully mixing in some moments of dark humor." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 22, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    15%

    The Ugly Truth (2009)

    " Butler's regular-guyness makes the character more likable than he should be; but Heigl, for all her screen presence, looks great but seems stiff, as if she's uncomfortable with the wilder physical comedy of the character." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 21, 2009

    Fresh

    Rotten
    26%

    Shrink (2009)

    " The characters in Thomas Moffett's script are intriguing enough, and director Jonas Pate gets sufficiently lively work from his eclectic cast, that you end up caring about them anyway." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 21, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    95%

    In the Loop (2009)

    " A comedy that finally manages to satirize the war successfully." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 20, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    87%

    500 Days of Summer (2009)

    " It's a tale you've heard a million times before. But it's told in such a relatable, inventive way in 500 Days of Summer, it almost feels like the first time." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 17, 2009

    Fresh

    Fresh
    75%

    Humpday (2009)

    " Shelton shows great insight into the contradictory mind of the modern man." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 16, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    50%

    Death In Love (2009)

    " It's not as if we learn anything or feel any insight or catharsis from watching his characters destroy themselves and others." — Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Posted Jul 16, 2009

    Rotten

    Fresh
    67%

    Bruno (2009)

    " Bruno is a one-joke character in a one-joke movie, and it’s a joke Baron Cohen beats into the ground." — Associated Press

    Posted Jul 9, 2009

    Rotten

    Rotten
    45%

    Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

    " Even the antics of little Scrat fall flat this time. The rodent whose pursuit of an elusive nut was the highlight of the first movies are tired and strained here." — Associated Press

    Posted Jun 30, 2009
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