Christine (1983 film) premise [from the novel by Stephen King] combined with the crazed-vehicle format, makes Christine appear pretty shop worn." Roger Ebert gave the movie three out of four stars, saying: "by the end of the movie, Christine has developed such a formidable personality that we are actually taking sides during its duel with a bulldozer. 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." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" gave the film a middling review, saying: "The early parts of the film are
Christine Finn the leading female role, Barbara Judd, in the science-fiction horror serial "Quatermass and the Pit" (1958–59). Finn's career as a film actress, other than providing voices for two films based on "Thunderbirds", did not develop further. During Hammer Films' preparations for a film version of "Quatermass and the Pit", Barbara Shelley was cast as Judd, although Nigel Kneale, the writer of the "Quatermass" series, preferred Finn's performance. In a book about his work, written by Andy Murray, Kneale recalled: "I'd liked Christine very much ... but she wasn't the kind of screen star that Hammer wanted. So we got Barbara