Factotum (2006)

"This adaptation of Charles Bukowski's semi-autobiographical novel doesn't whitewash a career boozer's life, but in this bleary world it finds a throbbing, deadpan hilarious vein of black humor."

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

"Fahrenheit 9/11 is worthy because it attempts to connect the dots."

Faithless (2001)

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The Family Man (2000)

"It is Leoni's Kate who grounds this enterprise and gives it some soul."

Fanboys (2009)

"t’s the strong Star Wars/geek-centric nature of the film that helps it succeed."

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

"Clocking in at a mere yet mighty 92 minutes, this superior sequel to 2005’s Fantastic Four skillfully crams loads of action, humor and even (gasp!) character development into its short but sweet flight of comic-book inspired fantasy."

Fast & Furious (2009)

"A tryptophan yawn."

Fast Food Nation (2006)

"Richard Linklater’s latest is a humorless, glum multicharacter melodrama that plays like John Sayles Lite."

Father's Day (1997)

"Not really memorable except for the fact that it was a box-office failure, even the performances of the two comedy stars can't save it from itself."

Fear(s) of the Dark (2008)

"They all visualize the fears that haunt our dreams, but only McGuire brings them to full, unnerving life."

Feast of Love (2007)

"This one will sneak up on you."

Fever Pitch (2005)

"Sometimes hitters can get caught just looking at that curve fall in for a strike, and all they can do is wonder how they fell for something so light. Plenty of people will leave Fever Pitch with that feeling."

Fighting (2009)

"There’s only so much you can do with a cliché."

The Final Cut (2004)

"For all its brain teasing, Final Cut is more a philosophical rumination than an engaging drama."

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

"Truth is, there's hardly an original idea on display here."

Finding Nemo (2003)

"There are so many subtle jokes, or little bits of insight into these fish's minds, it proves yet again that Pixar strives to make a complete experience instead of just 'some cool-looking graphics.'"

Firewall (2006)

"Aspiring Hollywood filmmakers, take note. If you want to get a movie produced with minimal creative effort, Richard Loncraine and Joe Forte have provided the perfect template with Firewall."

The Five Obstructions (2004)

"Stands as a testament to the elasticity of human imagination and to a friendship that can survive even the devious deconstructionist schemes of Lars von Trier."

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

"Flags is more of a director’s film than an actor’s film. Still, special mention must be made of Phillippe, here giving his most complete and nuanced performance, and of Beach, whose Ira Hayes ends up in a drunken downward spiral."

Flawless (2007)

"Like the diamonds that motivate its characters, Flawless” has a pretty surface but not much else."

The Flight of the Red Balloon (2008)

"There’s no editing within a scene, no close-ups. No incidental music. Just life, or a pretty accurate simulation of life."

Fling (2008)

"An impressive first feature."

Fly Me To The Moon (2008)

"Fly Me to the Moon is the first animated feature made specifically for the 3-D format. If this were not the case, it would have gone straight to DVD. Everything else about it is as lazy and dull as the latest cheap Pixar knockoff."

The Flyboys (2008)

"It’s like two stories unfolding in parallel universes."

The Fog of War (2003)

"Morris uses McNamara's long life and firsthand experience to indicate how technology has made the ethics of war much more difficult to tread."