Splat 2/5 |
Factory Girl (2007) |
"There's no real need for Factory Girl; just go pick up that copy of Heat." |
Ailsa Caine |
Tomato |
The Family Friend (2006) |
"Cuts a fine balance between the stylised and the austere." |
David Jenkins |
Tomato 4/5 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"The director’s genius for production design comes to the fore. The sets are a treasure trove of quirky details, retro-gizmos and snarky in-jokes." |
Matt Bochenski |
Splat |
Fast & Furious (2009) |
"Everything here cuts to the chase, with personalities presented in a streamlined shorthand, and dramatic plausibility sacrificed to the need for speed... Fast & Furious, Fatuous & Forgotten." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato |
Fear(s) of the Dark (2008) |
"the best piece here - Richard McGuire's hermetic haunted house tale, drawn in the starkly grey-less style of Renaissance - is also the only segment allowed to play uninterrupted." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Fermat's Room (2008) |
"A confidently shot, fast-paced first feature." |
Jessica Holland |
Splat |
A Few Days in September (2006) |
"Duff addition to the ever-expanding canon of 9/11 movies." |
David Jenkins |
Splat 2/5 |
Fighting (2009) |
"The film is lifted slightly by the performances of Howard and Tatum, even though the latter’s mumbling delivery is more Stallone than De Niro. But even Rocky’s narrative had a redemptive arc." |
Dan Stewart |
Tomato |
The Final Destination (2009) |
"Although it lacks ambition and is comically daft, as pure popcorn cinema goes this splatter-fest is delivers exactly what it should: tension, mayhem and an unhealthy body count." |
Adam Woodward |
Tomato |
Fine, Totally Fine (2008) |
"Fujita adopts a dry, observational style reminiscent of Jacques Tati or Roy Andersson, making the madcap incidents and whimsical idiosyncrasies in his sketches seem all the funnier for being kept at such a cool distance" |
Anton Bitel |
Splat 2/5 |
Fireflies in the Garden |
"A heavy, entertaining but slightly forgettable family drama." |
Limara Salt |
Tomato |
Firehouse Dog (2007) |
"The all sub-plot story is a veritable self-help manual for tweenies-a sort of Se7en for ages seven-and-up-with greed, pride, sloth and envy bested by humility, team work and fair play." |
James Bramble |
Tomato |
The Firm (2009) |
"The Firm is hardly calculated to convert those who find Love’s work brash, clichéd and empty, but there’s a good deal of warmth and humour here." |
Paul Fairclough |
Splat 2/5 |
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life |
"From its title downwards, this uninspiring French dramady embraces cliché at every turn, relying on simplistic humour, obvious emotional cues and performances straight out of Albert Square to tell its story." |
Alan Mack |
Tomato 4/5 |
Fish Tank (2009) |
"A lean, empathetic and dramatically credible portrait of desperation and desire on the cider-splashed streets of adolescence." |
Alan Mack |
Tomato |
Fish Tank (2009) |
"Brit writer/director Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is a Dardennes-style drama bang out of the top drawer. Powerful, punishing, funny and beautifully observed, it’s driven by a stunning performance from non-pro newcomer Katie Jarvis." |
Jonathan Crocker |
Tomato |
Fissures (2007) |
"If anything, the concept is a little too high, but fans of Dominik Moll and the Dardennes will find much to enjoy." |
Lucy Muss |
Tomato 3/5 |
Flame & Citron (2008) |
"Director Ole Christian Madsen has opted rather to make a kind of action thriller-meets-film noir hybrid, and yet visually, at least, it works." |
Ellen E Jones |
Splat |
Flashbacks of a Fool (2008) |
"A two-hour whining session in which Daniel Craig plays fading actor Joe Scott." |
Danny Bangs |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Flight of the Red Balloon (2008) |
"Simply enchanting." |
Alan Mack |
Tomato |
For All Mankind (1989) |
"It could be argued that the Apollo missions were essentially a big, expensive photo opportunity for the propaganda machine of the Cold War, but Reinert's film serves to remind us that they also redefined who, where and why we are." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Franklyn (2009) |
"The spiralling plot lines slowly weave together with real dexterity, resulting in a payoff that’s as unexpected as it is satisfying. A cracking sci-fi brainteaser." |
John Dunning |
Splat |
Freakdog (2008) |
"inevitably derivative (and the faux-American accents from the mostly Irish cast grate), but it makes for a heady enough cocktail." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 3/5 |
Freedom Writers (2007) |
"You'll be embarrassed, sad, happy then exhausted." |
Kat Halstead |
Splat 2/5 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) |
"What do you get if you take Shaun Of The Dead, subtract the zombies and add time travel? Sadly, not Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel." |
Alexander Pashby |
Splat |
Friday the 13th (2009) |
"Unfortunately, no matter how clever-clever the all-new screenplay might (occasionally) be at acknowledging the faults of the original, this does not make them magically go away." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato |
From Within (2009) |
"it begins with a suicide, ends with a vision of the apocalypse, and has enough ideas in its supernatural storyline to get any viewer reflecting." |
Anton Bitel |
Tomato 4/5 |
Frost/Nixon (2008) |
"Most surprising of all, you may even feel a twinge of sympathy. Whether or not Nixon deserves it, this drama definitely deserves a look." |
Limara Salt |
Tomato 4/5 |
Frozen River (2008) |
"Frozen River is a taut, suspenseful thriller; a troubling of borders both cultural and national; and testament to the virtues of communion, empathy and compassion." |
Emma Paterson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Fuck (2006) |
"Despite its flaws, Fuck does manage to leave you energised and determined to fight to the death to defend freedom of speech – or at least sit back and fire off a few swear words of your own in celebration. Shit, piss, fuck, etc…" |
Ed Andrews |
Splat 2/5 |
Fugitive Pieces (2008) |
"Despite a rich premise, the soul-searching of the older Jakob is, at best, curiously colourless; at worst, positively grating." |
Sophie Ivan |
Tomato 3/5 |
Funny People (2009) |
"Despite it being too long, not entirely convincing and being disgustingly but accurately described as a dra-medy, it’s still funny as hell." |
Limara Salt |
Splat |
Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero (2007) |
"Yoshida's gloriously titled debut is a tale of three sisters on the verge of a nervous breakdown, told in three clashing styles." |
Anton Bitel |
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