Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

"Race to Witch Mountain moves fast enough to minimize its flaws, and its good nature is most welcome."

Racing Stripes (2005)

"Acceptable entertainment for younger children, without being an ordeal for parents."

Raising Helen (2004)

"Lifetime botox ban to the Hollywood honcho who allowed Garry Marshall to direct a movie about fatal car crashes and orphans."

Ratatouille (2007)

"At its core, Ratatouille is really the story of the artist and the creative impulse, of the artist's obligation to follow that impulse in the face of what friends, family, society may say."

The Reader (2008)

"Winslet's been justly praised for her work here, but her contribution is mostly confined to the first half of The Reader."

Real Women Have Curves (2002)

"Real moments. Real women."

Recess: School's Out (2001)

"Nothing bold or great to look at, certainly by Disney standards, but with a tight narrative and a complete lack of pretense that's ingratiating."

Red Cliff (2009)

"The cuts may be appalling to those who've seen the original, but I'm not one of them, and I think this version is pretty solid."

Red Planet (2000)

"When the movie diverts to the surface of Mars, with its fairly tedious FX platter of swarming, man-eating bugs, renegade cyborgs and ice storms that Red Planet loses momentum."

Redbelt (2008)

"Reasonably worthy MMA successor to classic downbeat boxing movies like The Set-up, and tells the same kind of truth - you do what you're told, or you're met in the alley by thugs who smash your hand with a brick."

Reign Over Me (2007)

"You wish the movie had ended sooner, and better. Still, it's hard not to be moved by Cheadle's performance here as a man determined to help lost-soul Fineman, if only because no one else can or will."

Rendition (2007)

"Wavers between tepid star turns and a Romeo and Juliet subplot involving an al Qaeda assassin and the daughter of the lead inquisitor -- a story that's ridiculous even broken up and bookended as it is here, to give this flat movie a trick ending."

Rent (2005)

"Columbus has talked admirably about his wish to preserve and honor the play. But he's turned Larson's homage to the energy and vitality of youth into a mere facsimile, a stuffy memorial to Larson."

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

"The movie fails to make important, early emotional connections to its assortment of addicts."

Resident Evil (2002)

"Not blindingly original, although it is ear-splittingly loud."

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

"[Hartnett's and Jackson's] scenes are underscored with some memorably good writing."

Revolver (2007)

"A big-time misfire."

Righteous Kill (2008)

"Aside from the novelty of two acting legends working together, Righteous Kill plays like a pumped-up episode of Law and Order, with the lurid benefits of the R rating."

The Road (2009)

"When the most moving line in a movie is "Do you eat people?" you know you're in for a tough time."

Robots (2005)

"A collection of thrill rides and chase sequences, and rapid-fire gags."

Rock Star (2001)

"A sordid, stupid and amusing little saga, about as nourishing as a big bag of Cheez Doodles and equally addicting."

Rocket Science (2007)

"The kind of character that Hal develops into in the face of adversity lasts forever. High school only lasts four years."

Roger Dodger (2002)

"Often hilarious."

Roll Bounce (2005)

"The movie is unfocused and moves in fits and starts, but like Lee's other work, it's extremely good-natured, and its celebration of family and friendship will connect with its target audience."

The Rookie (2002)

"Pretty decent G-rated family entertainment."