Facing Windows (2003)

"Thanks to fine performances and a grounded script, the pieces of this intriguing little puzzle all manage to fit."

Factotum (2006)

"Dillon and director Hamer manage to give us a real Bukowski by avoiding the overly dramatic histrionics that sometimes marred Barbet Schroeder's similarly themed 1987 booze-drama, Barfly with Mickey Rourke."

Failure to Launch (2006)

"Apart from its name (easily the front-runner for worst of the year), Failure to Launch represents a failure in every way: of ideas, of inspiration, of casting."

The Fall (2008)

"Dazzling and delirious, The Fall is a celebration of cinema, of old-fashioned storytelling and globe-hopping spectacle."

The Family Man (2000)

"Although the rhythms of the movie directed by Brett Ratner ... are familiar in terms of the story, Cage and Leoni make it offbeat."

Fanboys (2009)

"For its amusing premise, Fanboys is scarily flat."

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

"Although FF:ROTSS comes from the same place as Spider-Man (New York, and Marvel editor Stan Lee's noggin), this sequel to the 2005 Fantastic Four debut is lackluster, even by comparison to the lackluster Spider-Man 3."

Far From Heaven (2002)

"The deep, dark sadness of Haynes' movie casts a beautiful, powerful spell."

Fast & Furious (2009)

"Fast & Furious succeeds because the action is supercharged in a style that recalls Mel Gibson's apocalyptic classic, The Road Warrior. The characters are more than cartoonish, and the plot grips the road."

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

"OK, they squeezed one more lap out of this franchise. It's been a fun ride, but it's time to shut things down. If you get my drift."

Fast Food, Fast Women (2001)

"Nothing runs very deep, or very diverting ... in this overplayed, underwritten slice of (love-)life."

Fat Albert (2004)

"Fat Albert is a series of tired schticks."

Fay Grim (2007)

"Where Henry Fool was a resonant study of friendship, art, trust and politics, Fay Grim is just a throwaway joke."

Fear(s) of the Dark (2008)

"Brilliantly creepy."

Feast of Love (2007)

"As a meditation on the vicissitudes of love, on the need for people to connect, and the struggles that come by both making and missing those connections, the movie is wading-pool deep."

Femme Fatale (2002)

"Maybe all the pieces of a truly good film noir are here, but the filmmaker has opted simply to toss them into the air and let them fall where they may."

Festival in Cannes (2002)

"It isn't a good movie, but it is diverting, a showcase for Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi and Ron Silver, and a peephole on behind-the-scenes moves."

Fighter (2001)

"Spending time with these guys is an invigorating treat."

Filth and Wisdom (2008)

"Impossibly arty and, at times, narratively incoherent, Filth and Wisdom still has its goofy charms."

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

"Is Final Fantasy decent sci-fi? Yes, more than decent."

Find Me Guilty (2006)

"For all its ripped-from- the-headlines verisimilitude, Find Me Guilty sometimes feels like it should have been called Find Me My Cousin Vinny."

Finding Forrester (2000)

"A rewarding exploration of the knotty and often contentious relationship between teacher and protege. Its chief pleasure is the master class in the art of acting delivered by Sean Connery."

Finding Neverland (2004)

"Twee is one of those distinctly English words. It's used to describe something flowery, fey, hopelessly lightweight. It can also be applied -- quite nicely, thank you -- to Finding Neverland."

Firewall (2006)

"It's not long before the timely issue of identity theft takes a backseat to old-fashioned Hollywood villainy, unnecessary (and nonsensical) red herrings, and stuff that doesn't make sense."

First Snow (2007)

"A haunting neo-noir about a man told by a palmist that his karma is about to run over his dogma."