Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy

"While technically a supporting character, Dern often steals the show, relishing the opportunity to shift between a trio of personalities to darkly comic effect. That's appropriate in a movie all about the perils of seeking attention."

"For 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."

"Justin Kelly's low key directing choices allow the two very fine central performances to take centre stage."

"A capable film featuring superbly spiky performances..."

"But where Dern and Stewart kick-start something worth exploring, the movie around them is pleased spectator instead of engaged participant."

"JT LeRoy isn't a bad movie, and with these actresses it's certainly worth seeing."

"A modern-day 'Cyrano de Bergerac' with a hefty dose of bonkers."

"It's a very forthright performance from Dern, but Stewart is simply too opaque and subdued in the role of Knoop."

"JT LeRoy is a decent telling of a fascinating, resonant true story. If it never really fulfils its promise, it's worth it to see two major talents - Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern - in full flow."

"The lifeless narrative rhythm, which quickly succumbs to a deadly causal trap (and then, and then, and then), doesn't help either."