Tomato 3/4 |
Face Off (1997) |
"capable of moments of rare cinematic perfection" |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Facing Windows (2003) |
"Probably best skipped -- unless you have a penchant for shallow, 'comfortable' foreign films that offer obvious messages and never attempt to challenge the viewer." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Factory Girl (2007) |
"The historical Edie Sedgwick was a fascinating figure and at no time was she more interesting than when she was a member of Warhol's Factory. It's too bad Factory Girl fails to make this woman compelling in these circumstances." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Factotum (2006) |
"After a while, Factotum surrenders to monotony and only the performances are likely to retain the viewer’s interest. There’s probably an audience for this film, but I suspect it’s not a large one." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Faculty (1999) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"It's not compelling; in fact, there are times when it's not especially interesting." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"It fails at romance and comedy. It fails to make the lead characters interesting and their love affair believable. And it fails to develop a consistent tone that would enable viewers to suspend their disbelief." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Fair Game (1995) |
"Howlingly bad -- so awful, in fact, that it can actually be enjoyed on a certain level." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
FairyTale: A True Story (1997) |
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James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Faithful (1996) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
The Fall (2008) |
"Sometimes, looking good isn't enough." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fallen (1998) |
"Despite the negatives, I'm still recommending Fallen on the strength of its complex plot and especially its ending, which I loved." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Falling Down (1993) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Fame (2009) |
"A cheesy production with underdeveloped characters that feels more like a TV pilot than a self-contained motion picture." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Family Man (2000) |
"The screenplay is effective enough to get us thinking about a few philosophical issues ... while it tells a worthwhile story." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Family Stone (2005) |
"It's worth two hours for those who appreciate this kind of workmanlike, low-risk drama." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
A Family Thing (1996) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 1/4 |
The Fan (1996) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Fanboys (2009) |
"While Fanboys has moments of success, it is mostly a middling road picture that doesn't do a lot more than any average, forgettable entry into the tired genre." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fantasia 2000 (1999) |
"Fantasia 2000 does not soar the way its predecessor did, but neither does it plummet to the earth." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Fantastic Four (2005) |
"This movie is more like a B-grade comic book adaptation than the A-list production it should have been." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
"For non comic book fans over the age of 13, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a tedious, incoherent bore. For comic book fans of any age, it is an atrocity." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"While it might be a stretch to claim that Fantastic Mr. Fox is "fantastic," it's easily among the year's best animated features." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Far Away, So Close! (1993) |
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James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Far From Heaven (2002) |
"A powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
A Far Off Place (1993) |
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James Berardinelli |
Tomato 4/4 |
Farewell My Concubine (1993) |
"A motion picture experience that few will soon forget after leaving the theater." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fargo (1996) |
"It's easy to admire what the Coens are trying to do in Fargo, but more difficult to actually like the film." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Farinelli: Il Castrato (1994) |
"A fascinating, if occasionally overly melodramatic, recreation of a period when Baroque music ruled Europe." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Fast & Furious (2009) |
"The end result, while it provides moments of kinetic entertainment, is too repetitive and uneven to be satisfying." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
The Fast and the Furious (2001) |
"This movie has 'guilty pleasure' written all over it." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) |
"Aside from trying my patience, the film offered one important lesson: never again attend a movie with the words 'fast' and 'furious' both in the title." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Fast Food Nation (2006) |
"One leaves the theater certain what Linklater's theme was but uncertain why it was presented so ineffectively." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) |
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James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control (1997) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) |
"I guess plunging necklines and tight shorts aren't what they used to be... Not that such a realization will hamper anyone's enjoyment of this, or any other, Meyer endeavor." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fat Girl (2001) |
"Represents one of the most honest and unvarnished looks at the harsh side of being a teenager since Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Fatal Instinct (1993) |
"If I see another send-up of Sharon Stone's character in Basic Instinct, I think I'll walk out of the theater." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Father Hood (1993) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Father of the Bride Part II (1995) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 1/4 |
Father's Day (1997) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2.5/4 |
The Favor (1994) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Fear (1996) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) |
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James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Fear of a Black Hat (1994) |
"This movie is not tightly-scripted or elegantly produced, but it is (for the most part) highly entertaining. For those who have been waiting for a sequel to Spinal Tap, this may be the best alternative." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Fearless (1993) |
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James Berardinelli |
Splat 0/4 |
Feast (2006) |
"The word 'unwatchable' is overused when it comes to bad movies, but this is a case when its employment does not represent hyperbole." |
James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Feast of July (1995) |
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James Berardinelli |
Tomato 3/4 |
Feast of Love (2007) |
"The screenplay combines philosophy, melodrama, and clichés to engaging effect." |
James Berardinelli |
Splat 2/4 |
Federal Hill (1995) |
"With the possible exception of utilizing an atypical location (Providence, Rhode Island's Federal Hill as opposed to New York City or Long Island), there is little in this film that hasn't been done before, and better." |
James Berardinelli |
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