J.T. Leroy

Name: J.T. Leroy
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: April 26, 2019
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Adam Hurtig, Alicia Johnston, Andres Collantes, Arden Alfonso, Courtney Love

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| Release Date: April 26, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Adam Hurtig, Alicia Johnston, Andres Collantes, Arden Alfonso, Courtney Love, Craig Haas, David Brown, Diane Kruger, Eric Plamondon, James Jagger, Jim Sturgess, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Stella Maxwell

Summary: A young woman named Savannah Knoop (Kristen Stewart) spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character J.T. LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law (Laura Dern).

Director: Justin Kelly

Genre(s): Biography, Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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The Guardian Charles Bramesco

Sep 12, 2018

JT LeRoy may have been an elaborate fib, but Kelly finds a genuine pearl of wisdom in the web of deception. Read full review

The Film Stage Christopher Schobert

Sep 12, 2018

Jeremiah is bouncy and pleasing, if overfamiliar and never as insightful as one would hope. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Apr 25, 2019

Anchored by its two excellent leads, the movie is sympathetic and, for the most part, unsentimental. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Sep 12, 2018

There’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. Read full review

Steve Pond

Nov 19, 2018

Jeremiah 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. Read full review

David Edelstein

Apr 27, 2019

JT LeRoy isn’t a bad movie, and with these actresses it’s certainly worth seeing. It’s a passion project for Knoop, who co-wrote the script (songs by her brother, long divorced from Albert, all over the soundtrack) and has been promoting the film. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 25, 2019

Where Dern and Stewart kick-start something worth exploring, the movie around them is pleased spectator instead of engaged participant. Read full review

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marcmyworks

May 9, 2019

Good performances but not a great film. JT LeRoy had the potential to be a deep look into the life of Laura Albert and how she needed to become the character of JT LeRoy, but overall the film is more easy going fluff.

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