Splat 2/4 |
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) |
"For all that energy, the film never really goes into orbit." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
"Rachel Getting Married, [Demme's] newest feature, is a return to the low-budget, low-stress roots of Citizens Band and Melvin and Howard." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Racing Stripes (2005) |
"The humor never rises very far above the barnyard." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Radio (2003) |
"The game plan is Inspiration or Death." |
Bob Campbell |
Splat 2/4 |
Rails & Ties (2007) |
"A movie that should have had some more work done to it, and could have been better if it had, arrives with all its flaws carefully preserved." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Raise Your Voice (2004) |
"A film that's really just an infomercial for a soundtrack." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Raising Helen (2004) |
"Does its inoffensive comedy bit. It's all professional, predictable, by the numbers." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Raja (2004) |
"An unsettling look at Third World politics in the guise of a love story." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Ratatouille (2007) |
"Fresh family fun. Although there are those slightly noxious images of rodents scampering around a kitchen, the movie doesn't stoop to kid-pandering jokes based on back talk and bodily gases." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Ray (2004) |
"Foxx's performance is an absolute career-maker, and he's surrounded by fine actors. By amazing music, too." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Real Cancun (2003) |
"This is a youth comedy without humor, a porn Web site without porn and reality without a trace of the real." |
Bob Campbell |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2007) |
"It does leave you smiling -- and just a little bit hungry." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Reaping (2007) |
"The movie's pacing feels off and when the explanations do start to come, they feel far-fetched, even for a horror film." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Rebound (2005) |
"You don't want to think too much about a movie like this. But neither do you necessarily want to support it." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
The Reckoning (2004) |
"A serial-killer movie without a car chase, a wise older cop, a pounding electronic score or even Ashley Judd. Apparently, miracles do happen." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Red Cliff (2009) |
"What we’re seeing isn’t all that Woo intended. It’s merely a strong reminder of just how good he can be." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Red Eye (2005) |
"A film that delivers high tension without the baggage of postmodern irony." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Red Lights (2004) |
"Emotion and aesthetics get equal play in this adaptation of a novel by Georges Simenon, creating high-tension entertainment of the highest order." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Red Road (2007) |
"It's impossible to predict when the next two-thirds of this Advance Party Concept triptych are going to look like. But with characters like these -- and actors like these -- it's easy to be optimistic about the stories they still have to tell." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Redacted (2007) |
"Often powerfully engaging, and always deeply felt. And it marks the full-fledged return of a filmmaker long in artistic exile." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Redbelt (2008) |
"The only person bruised by the end of the competition is the audience." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Redline (2007) |
"The cars in the film are treated with more respect than the women." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Reign Over Me (2007) |
"There are lots of things in the script that ring false, but the acting is honest, witty and soulful. Sandler's performance is perfectly believable while the weak link, surprisingly enough, is the writing." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Religulous (2008) |
"In the end, for all its genuflections towards free inquiry and rational debate, Maher is as close-minded as any of the preachers he despises." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Renaissance (2006) |
"The audience has layers of plot twists to sift through, with no great reward at the end for the investment." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Rendition (2007) |
"Rendition has been made with an awful lot of volume and outrage, but you wish it had some intellect and artistry, too." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 1/4 |
Reno 911!: Miami (2007) |
"A formulaic, unfunny farce that will leave you nostalgic for Police Academy." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
Rent (2005) |
" Those who have an enduring affection for Rent should enjoy the film, at least on a nostalgia level." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Rescue Dawn (2007) |
"In its study of an American pilot, surviving only because of his single-minded obsession with staying alive, Rescue Dawn is compelling and dramatic and emotional." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Reservation Road (2007) |
"Director Terry George tells this painful and complicated story well." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
"Unlike the Lara Croft films -- which at least infused their software female with a certain feminism -- Resident Evil: Apocalypse is content to stick to big guns and basics." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
Respiro (2003) |
"It's sweet, but slight -- the sort of fish that, had Grazia's neighbors caught, they would have immediately, if reluctantly, thrown back." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Resurrecting the Champ (2007) |
"The whole thing is a mismatch from the start." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Return (2006) |
"The Return is routine in its depiction of a waifish young woman surrounded by men with predatory qualities. It's sad to see Buffy so disempowered." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato |
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) |
"The crew of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised had been in the country for months before the coup, and their access and reporting are impressive." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 4/4 |
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"The crossed-signals and secret selfishness of a bad marriage are the sour heart of Revolutionary Road. And it is devastating." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles (2006) |
"There are many languages spoken in this world, but the one most prone to misinterpretation may be the one shared by fathers and sons." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato |
Riding Giants (2004) |
"Even those who've never waxed a board will be engaged and amazed." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Right at Your Door (2007) |
"It's the Cold War redux, but with the Enemy now everywhere." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat |
The Ring Two (2005) |
"A movie which will confuse newcomers and disappoint old fans." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Ringer (2005) |
"The movie is ultimately unclassifiable. It can't be dismissed as a cheap gimmick, nor can it be embraced as an earnest tribute." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
Rize (2005) |
"Rize isn't a revolution. It's a fashion shoot." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 2/4 |
The Road (2009) |
"Viggo Mortensen plays "The Man" (in the anonymous, Everyman sense, not in the "Stick it to the…" blaxploitation sense). Charlize Theron is "Wife." Kodi Smit-McPhee is "The Boy." And I'm The Audience, and I'm annoyed." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Road to Guantanamo (2006) |
"While the story is significant, the filmmaking is flawed. It seems like Guantánamo was rushed out for newsy impact when it really could have used some more fine tuning before release." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
Robots (2005) |
"It may not shatter any molds, but it clicks along in a genial, spirited manner." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Rock School (2005) |
"Engrossing from its first shot to its final fade." |
Lisa Rose |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Rocker (2008) |
"If this isn't the laugh riot of the year, it's still a pleasant surprise, particularly for teen audiences. And in comedy seasons like this one, that's sometimes more than enough." |
Stephen Whitty |
Splat 2/4 |
Rocket Science (2007) |
"The thing the film lacks -- besides originality -- is a character arc that keeps the audience interested." |
Lisa Rose |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
"We're only one round into the film and Stallone is already slipping in the old flashbacks." |
Stephen Whitty |
Tomato 3/4 |
Role Models (2008) |
"Lynch's scenes as the chipper 12-stepping counselor -- who always seems a little too eager to talk about her days before sobriety -- are pretty hilarious." |
Stephen Whitty |
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