Splat 2/5 |
Falling Down (1993) |
"Douglas' tortured misfit is a chore to watch." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/4 |
Fame (2009) |
"The script doesn't earn the C average students must maintain for continued enrollment in their performing arts school." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Fantastic Four (2005) |
"Fantastic Four functions at the level of a below average Saturday-morning cartoon." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 4/4 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"Deserves a prominent spot in the run for this year's best-animated feature Oscar." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/4 |
Feast of Love (2007) |
"Annoying flatness permeates Feast of Love, preventing characters from reaching convincing depths of expression." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"Playing a couple divided by sports and career, Fallon and Barrymore make a great romantic-comedy team." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/4 |
The Final Destination (2009) |
"Despite the added 3-D imagery, elaborate sequences that lead to doomed characters' deaths remain the most interesting thing about this latest Final Destination." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
"More teenagers dying gruesomely." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"Finding Neverland usually sustains its magic. Return to Earth though it must, the movie's joys and sorrows leave memorable impressions." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Fisher King (1991) |
"With director Terry Gilliam at the helm, Robin Williams actually succeeds in a drama." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Flightplan (2005) |
"Flightplan isn't the most intense thriller to roar down the runway, but provides its own sort of satisfaction.
" |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/5 |
Fluke (1995) |
"Touching in a shaggy dog sort of way." |
John Wirt |
Splat |
The Fog (2005) |
"Mold-covered clichés are the most frightening things in The Fog.
" |
John Wirt |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Fool's Gold (2008) |
"A goofy romantic comedy and a clumsy action-adventure collide at sea." |
John Wirt |
Splat 4/10 |
The Fountain (2006) |
"The Fountain overflows with three centuries of gloom." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Four Brothers (2005) |
"An entertaining, escapist, not particularly ambitious ride.
" |
John Wirt |
Tomato 4/5 |
Frankenstein (1931) |
"The high tide of Universal horror. Hail Karloff." |
John Wirt |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Fred Claus (2007) |
"Vaughn is a funny guy in the right vehicle. This isn't it." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/5 |
Free Willy (1993) |
"Schmaltzy." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 7/10 |
Freedom Writers (2007) |
"The stirring Freedom Writers earns a place alongside memorable earlier movies about inspirational teachers and their fortunate students." |
John Wirt |
Tomato |
Friday Night Lights (2004) |
"Unparalleled realism and hard-hitting performances make Friday Night Lights one of the great sports movies." |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/4 |
Friday the 13th (2009) |
"As movies about killing sprees go, Friday the 13th is OK." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Frost/Nixon (2008) |
"Documentary-style reminiscences from supporting characters slow the film's momentum. The run-up to the big broadcasts, too, aren't so suspenseful. The best drama comes from Langella and Sheen as Nixon and Frost, and not necessarily while they're face-to-f" |
John Wirt |
Splat 2/5 |
The Fugitive (1993) |
"In a morally confused age, a take-no-prisoner, seemingly heartless predator like Tommy Lee Jones' Gerard could easily be elected to high political office." |
John Wirt |
Tomato 3/4 |
Funny People (2009) |
"Judd Apatow gives old pal Adam Sandler a deep but still funny script that lets the comic-actor go where he's never gone before." |
John Wirt |