Faat-Kiné (2001)

"Despite the film's shortcomings, Sembene's generosity and humanism are inspiring."

Facing Windows (2003)

"Provides a fine showcase for a rising star of Italian cinema, Giovanna Mezzogiorno ... and a final salute to an Italian veteran, Massimo Girotti."

Factotum (2006)

"Factotum isn't for everybody, certainly not the abstentious. But there's no denying it, Chinaski appeals to our inner anarchist."

Fados (2009)

"Carlos Saura's valentine to fado, Portugal's blues music, is exciting despite the director's imposition of dance production numbers which add a note of dissonance."

Failure to Launch (2006)

"You can positively smell the filmmakers' misguidedly intent resolution to turn this flick into something that will appeal to 12-year-old boys as well as its targeted chicks."

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

"A film with no discernable point of view that's directed at no definable audience."

The Fall (2008)

"The Fall is meant to celebrate the restorative power of imagination, but it leaves viewers burdened with a sense of despair and impending doom."

Fallen (1998)

"Too creepy for mainstream moviegoers and too tame for genre audiences."

Falling (2007)

"Albert makes her existential study lively and entertaining through a mixture of thoughtful character development and unpredictable storytelling."

The Family Man (2000)

"Most of the jokes are stale and flat (New Jersey as a concept is not that funny), and the ultimate moral in this supposedly hip fairy tale feels like some sort of 1980s Yuppie guilt trip."

Fanaa (2006)

"Anyone who feels that the summer's first few blockbusters have been overly predictable should give Fanaa a try."

Fantasia 2000 (1999)

"A terrific way to welcome the new millennium."

The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

"It's perplexing to see the comic that pioneered naturalism and college-audience ambience dumbed down into a cartoony joke."

The Fantasticks (1995)

"An underpopulated, cliched Romeo-and-Juliet affair that only comes to life during its song sequences."

Far North (1988)

"Ghastly black comedy about dysfunctional family marks career lows for its participants"

The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison (1998)

"The terrible realities of incarceration...seem to accumulate as the film unfolds, and they stay with you long after you've left the theatre."

Fast & Furious (2009)

"Rival street racers battle a Mexican heroin ring. Hard-hitting, satisfying action fare, with Vin Diesel returning to help restore an ailing franchise."

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

"Perhaps the most glaring drawback to Tokyo Drift is the filmmakers' cynical belief that their audiences don't deserve any better."

Fast Food, Fast Women (2001)

"As light and lofty and as full of charm as the proverbial lead balloon."

Fat Albert (2004)

"The movie is bland and boring, relying on lame jokes and a nonsensical story to carry the day."

Fat Girls (2007)

"An abysmal little conceit wholly lacking in originality, wit or technical style."

Father and Son (2004)

"Compelling but elusive."

Fay Grim (2007)

"A fun whirligig of a thriller that comes dangerously close to killing the buzz from its idiosyncratic delights, but manages to survive (mostly) intact."

Fear X (2003)

"What happens afterwards, in Refn and the late Hubert Selby, Jr.'s can't-resist-obscurity-and-ambiguity screenplay will disappoint most filmgoers."

Fearless (2006)

"Not so much a message film as it is a martial-arts epic with a philosophical backdrop. And it is utterly sincere without being treacly or preachy."