Garland's life is so inherently emotional and Zellweger's performance is so appreciably raw, that Judy manages to wring pathos by the end.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 28, 2021

Judy, a musical drama, is both a warm and loving tribute to the actor and singer Judy Garland as well as a cautionary tale about the pressures and impact of celebrity.

| Jan 24, 2020

This is a movie that showcases Zellweger's considerable talents, and for that alone, Judy is worth the price of entry.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 19, 2019

Garland must have been exasperating to work with, but Zellweger's performance goes right to the heart of what made her a superstar.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 19, 2019

Judy ... is happy to let [Renée] Zellweger take centre stage. Thank god, because it's the performance of a lifetime.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 10, 2019

Zellweger hasn't quite lost her off-putting propensity for straining for effect by scrunching up her face and squinting into the distance. Nonetheless, it's a remarkable performance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 9, 2019

At its strongest, the film captivates; it grabs you by the heart and demands adoration. And in a film about Judy Garland, you would expect nothing less.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 5, 2019

Just concentrate on Judy's emotional journey, though, and you'll be fine.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 4, 2019

Much of Judy feels a little inert.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 4, 2019

It's a film that is just designed around thing specifically: showcasing Renée Zellweger's incredible performance as Judy Garland.

| Oct 4, 2019

Zellweger captures Garland's jittery, broken-bird fragility (if not the singing voice) and I was often on the edge of my seat.

| Oct 3, 2019

Zellweger looks like Garland, sounds like her and even, at best, sings like her.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 2, 2019

This is a portrait of a deeply lonely woman, and its best scenes are both poignant and gently amusing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 2, 2019

Renée Zellweger knocks it over the rainbow with her Hollywood comeback.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 2, 2019

It feels more like an Oscar grab than a true disappearance into character.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 1, 2019

[T]he Garland story is something singular. So is Renée Zellweger's performance, which makes a sad story elevated, elevating and all about love.

| Sep 30, 2019

She was an immensely complicated figure, but in Judy, she's a martyr.

| Sep 27, 2019

What Judy misses is the unimpeachable fact that helped her survive the punishing ordeals, both personal and professional-her dazzling sense of humor, none of which is in evidence here.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 27, 2019

She neither resembles nor sings like Garland, but Zellweger nails her style and soul. And that glorious wit.

| Sep 27, 2019

Judy is mostly a pleasure, even in its most tense moments, especially because [Renée] Zellweger performs several full numbers that give you a sense of the magic [Judy] Garland brought to the stage.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 27, 2019