- |
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) |
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Splat D- |
Racing Stripes (2005) |
"Imagine Babe without the heart, acting, writing, direction, craftsmanship, appeal, respect, scoring, wonder, and general storybook feel. That’s Racing Stripes." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat D- |
Raise Your Voice (2004) |
"Simple earnestness is one thing, but this film makes Touched by an Angel look like David Mamet." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat D- |
Raising Helen (2004) |
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Brian Orndorf |
Tomato B |
Raising Helen (2004) |
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Chris Faile |
- |
Rat Race (2001) |
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Tomato B- |
Ray (2004) |
"Ray does provide a sweet reminder of the power of Charles’s music, and if that’s all the film can really offer, that isn’t such a bad deal after all." |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato A |
Red Eye (2005) |
"A rock-em, sock-em, deliriously fantastic wedge of pop thriller, Red Eye cleanses Craven’s past sins away, at least for the time being." |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato A |
Rent (2005) |
"Through Columbus's eyes, Rent is beautiful, passionate, toe tapping, stirring, and reflective, following the lead set by the Broadway show and taking it to even greater heights." |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato A- |
Repo Man (1984) |
"It is going a bit far to call "Repo Man" a modern classic, but it is amongst the defining films of the decade." |
Edward Havens |
Splat D |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
"Witt can’t even match Anderson’s tremendously limited range, and uses “Apocalypse” as his calling card for a future career that should never come to fruition at any costs." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat D+ |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
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Chris Faile |
Splat |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
"There were many points throughout the script that I was rolling my eyes in anticipation of what would happen next...[The script] could have been far better." |
Chris Faile |
Splat C- |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
"Like a cinematic Twinkie, enjoyably diverting enough to sustain some action film fans until something more fulfilling comes along." |
Edward Havens |
Splat F |
The Return (2006) |
"I've not witnessed a more torturously boring, convoluted, and eye-wateringly moronic chiller this year." |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato A- |
Returning Mickey Stern (2005) |
"Those who are looking for something a little old-fashioned will be greatly rewarded." |
Edward Havens |
Tomato C+ |
Revolution No. 9 (2002) |
"A strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two" |
Edward Havens |
Tomato A- |
Rhinoceros Eyes (2004) |
"A film rich in depth and texture, “Rhinoceros Eyes” should give avid cinéastes a pleasurable time at the theatre." |
Edward Havens |
Tomato B |
The Ring (2002) |
"'The American version of the film is as taut and as gripping a film as the original...Bojan Bazelli’s cinematography is top-notch, as is the tight editing by Craig Wood." |
Chris Faile |
Splat D |
The Ring Two (2005) |
"This change of focus only makes the vapid horror ambiance of this franchise all the more forgettable.
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Brian Orndorf |
Splat C+ |
The Ringer (2005) |
"One gets the feeling that the filmmakers were sweating bullets just trying to make this picture work on a fundamental level." |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato A |
The Rising Place (2002) |
"A solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony." |
Edward Havens |
Splat C- |
Rize (2005) |
"Offensive or enlightening? You tell me." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat D+ |
Robots (2005) |
"What else suggests a complete surrender of effort, imagination, and skill better than an extended flatulence joke between all the metallic characters?" |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato B |
Rock School (2005) |
"Rock School, for all its good intentions, can only manage an entertainingly superficial look at this institution and the man who keeps it going." |
Brian Orndorf |
Tomato B+ |
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
"By remembering the little things that made the first film so successful in the first place, Sylvester Stallone has made the best "Rocky" film since the original." |
Edward Havens |
Splat C |
Roll Bounce (2005) |
"Lee frequently blocks the sheer fun of the project, which is the only element he has in his favor." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat C- |
Rory O'Shea Was Here (2005) |
"There are much better ways to remind oneself about the preciousness of existence than this mostly lifeless film." |
Edward Havens |
Tomato A+ |
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
"A film you do not want to miss" |
Edward Havens |
Tomato B+ |
Rudo and Cursi (2009) |
"Anyone who has spent any time watching movies about competitive brothers playing the same sport for different teams knows where all this is going to lead" |
Edward Havens |
Tomato B+ |
The Rules of Attraction (2002) |
""This film is extremely faithful to the spirit of the 1987 novel...Roger Avary has done a masterful job of adapting a book that doesn’t allow itself to be easily shifted to celluloid." |
Chris Faile |
- |
The Rules of Attraction (2002) |
""Avary has done a great bit of conceptual casting here, as these are all actors that are known for their specific roles—mostly in teen-oriented product....should be an interesting film."" |
Chris Faile |
Tomato B+ |
The Rules of Attraction (2002) |
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Chris Faile |
Splat C+ |
Rumor Has It... (2005) |
"True invention is crushed by Reiner's steamroller direction, and his abilities to capture whatever it was that made Ted Griffin want to write a screenplay like this are lost to cinema heavens." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat D- |
Running Scared (2006) |
"A flat-out atrocity of storytelling design that requires a thorough shower after viewing." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat D+ |
Running with Scissors (2006) |
"No amount of familial insanity or "K-Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies" soundtrack indulgences can mask the film's inability to tell a coherent story." |
Brian Orndorf |
Splat C+ |
RV (2006) |
"I would rather watch Cheryl Hines sing along hilariously to G.T.O. than hear Robin Williams crouching behind a tree hoping to convince his family he has diarrhea. Criminally, Sonnenfeld feels the opposite." |
Brian Orndorf |
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