Factotum (2006)

"Dillon first displayed this talent playing a junkie in Drugstore Cowboy; his Chinaski is like an older, alcoholic reflection of that career-making character."

Failure to Launch (2006)

"What Failure To Launch doesn't have is the crucial link between McConaughey and Parker suggesting they are indeed meant to be together and worth rooting for, more evidence that chemistry is the one special effect that Hollywood still can't manage."

Fame (2009)

"The new Fame has the feel of diluted imitation -- slick, superficial, short on heart."

The Family Stone (2005)

"In the spirit of the holiday family saga, I cry, Uncle."

Fantastic Four (2005)

"Not the best movie of the summer, but it may the best accompaniment to popcorn."

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

"Fantastic Mr. Fox is certainly different from Anderson's recent stuff, and that's all good."

Fast & Furious (2009)

"Fast and Furious milks the cars/chicks/hip-hop vibe for all it's worth, which is roughly $8, if you're male, 18 and under."

Fast Food Nation (2006)

"These vignettes pay inconsistent dividends."

Fearless (2006)

"Li's physical performance is terrific, as usual, and it's with wistful feelings that we watch him put a final whuppin' on his last adversary."

Fight Club (1999)

"Fincher's Angry Young Man routine has never been more lively, more cleverly scripted, as well-acted or as nicely staged."

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

"Just sit back, grip your arm rest like it's a joystick, and enjoy the slam-bang ride through the future-shocked Earth of 2065."

Finding Forrester (2000)

"A well-made story that has echoes of just about every inspirational education movie you've ever seen."

Finding Neverland (2004)

"It's so well done, so diabolically effective, that it's not until the movie's over that you realize you've been suckered by well-worn gestures of the classic tearjerker."

First Daughter (2004)

"A fairy tale that never takes wing."

Flash of Genius (2008)

"If timing is everything, there's no better time for Flash of Genius and its story of the Little Guy getting ripped off by Big Business."

Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

"The modernized Phoenix isn't a bad movie, but it's an obvious one."

The Fluffer (2001)

"Though some may want to tout it as a gay Boogie Nights, The Fluffer does not approach that film's visual verve."

Flyboys (2006)

"I found myself fidgeting through much of Flyboys, a fictionalized story of the Lafayette Escadrille crammed with as much nifty aerial photography (real and digitally rendered) as you could hope for."

The Fog of War (2003)

"McNamara's a slippery guy, and you can see Morris trying to pin him down (on the subject of personal accountability) throughout the movie."

For Your Consideration (2006)

"Guest is on the right track here, but it would have taken more conceptual hard work, and more good writing, to make this premise work."

The Forgotten (2004)

"Abandons psychological horror for cheesier thrills."

Four Brothers (2005)

"Singleton's love of exploitation (he's morphing into Tarantino) is rooted in the 1970s, and there's something very Berry Gordy about this Detroit, from the soul music to the Kojak cars that everyone seems to drive."

The Fourth Kind (2009)

"Nome has seen more than its share of missing and dead people, who deserve better than this kind of hucksterism."

Freaky Friday (2003)

"A fast and funny movie."

Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

"This genre ceased to have boundaries about a year ago, as well as any sense of anarchy and subversiveness."