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Metascore
23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianCharles BramescoThe GuardianCharles BramescoJT LeRoy may have been an elaborate fib, but Kelly finds a genuine pearl of wisdom in the web of deception.
- 75The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe Film StageChristopher SchobertJeremiah is bouncy and pleasing, if overfamiliar and never as insightful as one would hope.
- 67The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThis story remains fascinating, but the perspective here feels skewed.
- 60Screen DailyWendy IdeScreen DailyWendy IdeThere’s nothing about this watchable but somewhat workmanlike dramatisation of the literary fraud behind author ‘JT LeRoy’ which is anywhere near as extreme as the story on which it is based. But Justin Kelly’s low key directing choices allow the two very fine central performances to take centre stage.
- 60CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellThe film’s biggest weakness is its reluctance to interrogate the personas of its supporting characters.
- 60TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondJeremiah Terminator LeRoy is a lukewarm examination of what might have been a hot topic — and that means it risks being overshadowed by the real-life soap opera playing out around it.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFor a movie about what’s going on under the elaborately staged surface, it’s pretty much all surface, right down to its shallow observations about gender fluidity, queer identity and the creative freedom of the alternate persona.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisJT Leroy is on safer ground when Albert and Knoop are matching wits, mainly because it’s a pleasure to watch the perfectly cast Dern and Stewart on the screen. It’s easy to understand what attracted these fine actors to these roles, but the script allows them to only scratch the surface of this maze-of-mirrors story, where the truth remains deliciously elusive.
- 42The PlaylistJordan RuimyThe PlaylistJordan RuimyFeeling stilted and steeped in uninspired biopic tropes, Kelly’s film never comes close to an inventiveness worthy of JT’s imaginative, outrageous story.