Christine is a perfectly enjoyable tale of the macabre, which can be read as a satirical parable of that particularly male kind of arrested development which manifests itself in car obsession.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 19, 2023

Alas, Christine, as on its release — although meticulously shot and edited by the director, John Carpenter — is troubled by a single insuperable problem. The car just isn’t scary.

| Oct 12, 2023

Cinematically, the possibilities are enormous and Carpenter is equal to the occasion. Some of the visuals are eye-popping.

| May 12, 2023

If the '80s were partially defined by revenge-of-the-nerd narratives, Christine is more about the horror of the geek-id unleashed.

| Sep 5, 2019

Between the smartest effects and Gordon's canny performance, [Christine] is more diverting than the material probably deserves.

| Jan 29, 2019

Proves Carpenter's mastery of both mood and the widescreen frame.

| Original Score: B | Apr 14, 2011

This deja vu premise [from the novel by Stephen King] combined with the crazed vehicle format, makes Christine appear pretty shop-worn.

| Sep 24, 2007

Carpenter's thematic self-consciousness can't entirely overcome a shaky dramatic structure that sacrifices character logic to increasingly meaningless thrills.

| Sep 24, 2007

Off the page, a 1958 Plymouth is no more scary than the St Bernard which romped through Cujo.

| Feb 9, 2006

This is the kind of movie where you walk out with a silly grin, get in your car, and lay rubber halfway down the Eisenhower.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2004

Only a moderately engrossing film.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | May 20, 2003