Splat 2/4 |
Factory Girl (2007) |
"Sienna Miller shows impressive range in Factory Girl, but range isn't necessarily what the part requires." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"If many of Moore's points are valid...his methods still have a tinge of madness." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"The movie is so intent on displaying McConaughey's wares that it gives him a shirtless surfing scene -- and the picture is set in Baltimore." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Fantastic Four (2005) |
"...begins to feel like it comes from the one comic book even a comic-book geek would be embarrassed to be caught reading." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
"This humdrum collection of comic book characters ... makes you long for the thrilling adventures of someone called, say, The Accountant." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Far From Heaven (2002) |
"..an entertaining curiosity, especially for film buffs, but a cinematic cul-de-sac on its own terms." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fast Food Nation (2006) |
"...a deeply unappetizing experience, sort of like downing three Big Macs at one sitting. At least it's more nutritious." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Fat Albert (2004) |
"...Albert's jolly `Hey! Hey! Hey!' sounds suspiciously like a carnival barker's call." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Fearless (2006) |
"has lofty ambitions but lacks the necessary talent." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Feast of Love (2007) |
"Does anyone else want to start a petition demanding that Morgan Freeman no longer play kindly old codgers who dispense valuable advice?" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Femme Fatale (2002) |
"It's as if De Palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up Kraft Macaroni and Cheese." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"...less of Peter and Bobby Farrelly's specialty -- the politically incorrect freak show with feeling -- and more of a conventional collection of gags and romance." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fido (2007) |
"...picks up where Shaun of the Dead left off." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Fighting Temptations (2003) |
"`The Fighting Temptations' deserves better: a better title, a better script, a better effort from everyone behind the camera." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Final Cut (2004) |
"The clumsiness eventually overwhelms the movie's potential." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Find Me Guilty (2006) |
"Diesel comes off better than you would expect ... but he's chosen to redefine himself in the wrong film." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 4/4 |
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"...a parable for parents terrified at the thought of preschool." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"...joyfully celebrates the intersection of imagination and art." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Firehouse Dog (2007) |
"...so overstuffed with heavy themes and convoluted plot lines that it barely manages to squeeze in the requisite gags about canine flatulence." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
First Sunday (2008) |
"...isn't really funny until it turns sentimental at the end." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
"...reminds us how heroism, then and today, can be reduced to little more than a marketing gimmick." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Flicka (2006) |
"...lessons are learned, love is spoken and nobody needs to be put down (including country-music star Tim McGraw)." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Flightplan (2005) |
"The filmmakers take us on a gripping ride -- they just forgot to pack a parachute." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Flushed Away (2006) |
"...when it pauses to catch its breath - and especially when it indulges in idiosyncratic bits of transatlantic humor - the movie gets its Aardman personality back." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Flyboys (2006) |
"There is a reason it isn't called Flymen." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Fog of War (2003) |
"...may be the scariest movie of 2003." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Fool's Gold (2008) |
"McConaughey bravely rips off his shirt, throws himself in front of the women and selflessly absorbs the camera's leers." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
For Your Consideration (2006) |
"...like witnessing your favorite slugger in a slump, or your favorite scorer go cold." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
"...acknowledges that there is an emotional component to sex - even for men." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
The Forgotten (2004) |
"...leapfrogs from (an) intriguing premise to ludicrious levels." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 0/4 |
Formula 51 (2002) |
"A bullet to the face is considered a punch line..." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Fountain (2006) |
"Aronofsky speeds back and forth across centuries with the virtuosity of '2001'-era Stanley Kubrick, and it's all you can do to hang on." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Four Feathers (2002) |
"Heaving is its preferred means of expression." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fracture (2007) |
"There are times when you can tell Gosling is as entertained by Hopkins' antics as we are..." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Fred Claus (2007) |
"John Michael Higgins is disturbingly shrunken a la Lord of the Rings. How does the Actors' Union of Little People, if there is such a thing, feel about this?" |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1/4 |
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) |
"A tortured, ludicrous storyline brings the two figures together..." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Freedomland (2005) |
"`Freedomland' thinks it is igniting a powder keg of class and racial issues, but the movie relies on a faulty fuse - namely, director Joe Roth." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Frida (2002) |
"...your standard, safe biographical checklist, right down to Salma Hayek's committed and reverent performance in the title role." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3/4 |
Friday Night Lights (2004) |
"...refuses to shy away from the way high school football ... can trample a kid's love for the game." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Friends With Money (2006) |
"You learn more about a Holofcener character from the way she brushes her hair than you do about the factory-made heroine in all two hours of your average romance." |
Josh Larsen |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
From Here to Eternity (1953) |
"...a macho movie with heart." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Full Frontal (2002) |
"It's a letdown to see the eclectic Soderbergh repeating himself, especially when it's not an encore of his best work." |
Josh Larsen |
Splat 2/4 |
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) |
"There is some clever social satire here, but only in fits and starts, and never toward a cohesive goal." |
Josh Larsen |
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