Christine 1983

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Only a moderately engrossing film. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Carpenter's thematic self-consciousness can't entirely overcome a shaky dramatic structure that sacrifices character logic to increasingly meaningless thrills. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more

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

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