Tomato B+ |
Facing Windows (2003) |
"A quiet, lovely, thoughtful Italian movie." |
Charles Ealy |
Tomato B |
Fade to Black (2001) |
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Tomato B |
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"Love it or hate it, Fahrenheit is unprecedented in its relentless and up-to-the- minute attack on a sitting president." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"Under Tom Dey's direction, a perverse form of symmetry is at work here, and the stereotypes seem like old acquaintances you can enjoy for a couple of hours." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Faithless (2001) |
"Faithless is talky but very tight, and that cohesion relies on the bond between actors who aren't afraid to expose the depths of their characters." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Fame (2009) |
"The production numbers are great, sometimes jaw-droppingly so." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C |
Familiar Strangers (2008) |
"Good intentions and huggable canines go only so far in the face of a predictable script and casting so random that everyone involved seems barely part of the same species, let alone the same family." |
Cary Darling |
Splat |
The Family Man (2000) |
"Once we get past the initial appearance, everything about The Family Man is recycled." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
The Family Stone (2005) |
"This is pleasing holiday fare that may stay with you through the first months of 2006." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Fantasia 2000 (1999) |
"An exhilarating animation concert." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C |
Fantastic Four (2005) |
"Rarely terrible, let alone memorable, it's a brutally average piece of disposable summer entertainment that fades from the mind like some hazy, half-sleeping dream." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"The most fantastic thing about Mr. Fox is the way he shows that while our flaws can bring us down, sometimes, too, we triumph in spite of them and because of them." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato A |
Far From Heaven (2002) |
"Hits your heart, tickles your head and gives a little extra bonus to those of us who salivate over cinematography and set design." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
The Fast and the Furious (2001) |
"Will appeal to the inner juvenile delinquent in all of us." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) |
"To call it a great film would be to oversell it, but as a fun, fascinating work of kinetic art, a 100-minute visual spectacle, it's a knockout." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C- |
Fast Food Nation (2006) |
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Tomato A- |
The Fast Runner (2002) |
"Few three-hour films manage to be so engaging, or so vast." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Faster (2004) |
"A must-see for gearheads and rewarding for the uninitiated." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B- |
Fat Albert (2004) |
"Pure of heart, devoid of toilet humor, it sticks close enough to Bill Cosby's cartoon series to pass muster." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Fat Girl (2001) |
"The characters come across with an unnerving sense of psychological realism and act as a flesh-and-blood foil to the allegorical story." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Fearless (2006) |
"It takes time for the film to bounce back to the heights of its opening scene, but about midway it does." |
Marc Savlov |
Tomato B |
Feast (2006) |
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Tomato B+ |
Fellini I'm a Born Liar (2003) |
"Fellini came close to painting his thoughts directly onto the screen. Born Liar honors this approach by putting lyricism ahead of clarity. You get the feeling that the maestro would appreciate the results." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Female Trouble (1975) |
"One of John Waters' best and most notorious movies." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat C- |
Femme Fatale (2002) |
"The most common audience reaction probably will be, 'Huh?'" |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
Festival Express (2004) |
"This is the film's most interesting angle: the tension that arises as rabble-rousers fight with cops and rail against the promoters who dared to charge $16 for a daylong concert." |
Thor Christensen |
Tomato B- |
Festival in Cannes (2002) |
"Does just fine until it collapses into the equivalent of a group hug down the stretch." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"It has some heart and some laughs, but the sense of emotional risk has been smoothed down to a formulaic nub." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
Fight Club (1999) |
"An original piece of filmmaking!" |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Fighter (2001) |
"Reminds us that different people react to madness -- in this case, the Holocaust -- in different ways." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (2005) |
"The film is less sure-footed when on the ground, but the stunning aerobatics will blow you away, while the close-ups enhance the sense of intimacy and urgency." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Fighting (2009) |
"At every turn, Fighting is alive and unexpected." |
Christopher Kelly |
Tomato B |
The Fighting Temptations (2003) |
"It's like watching a familiar dance routine performed with expertise and grace. You know all the steps, but it still manages to surprise you." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Filth and Wisdom (2008) |
"For an artist who has spent so much of her career reinventing herself to lead pop culture, not to mention fatten her pocketbook, Madonna seems at her most sincere behind this camera. She coaxes genuine moments from the three principals." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato |
Final (2001) |
"Emerges as engrossing and thought-provoking." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
The Final Cut (2004) |
"First-time writer Director Omar Naim has created a moody, unsettling minimalist sc-fi tale that explores the malleability of the memories that may or may not make us who we are." |
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Tomato |
Final Destination (2000) |
"Final Destination brings the scares home. And isn't that what a good horror film is all about?" |
Kendall Morgan |
Splat C |
Final Destination 2 (2003) |
"It has a sense of humor ... but in the end is overwhelmed by its silliness." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Final Destination 3 (2006) |
"Final Destination 3 manages to push all the requisite buttons and then some." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) |
"A faux-spiritual spectacle that goes on about Guya and spirit waves, all the while delighting in its own big guns and displaying nary a clue about weaving a cogent tale." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Find Me Guilty (2006) |
"Although Find Me Guilty presents Mr. Lumet and company in top form, the film does not belong in the top tier of the director's work. But in important moments, it touches that tier, and for that audiences will be grateful." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Finding Forrester (2000) |
"Warm and likable -- and, during the holidays, warm and likable is often what moviegoers want." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"Delivers with a colorful, lush and witty world under the sea." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato A- |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"Despite opportunities to turn soft and clammy, the film is moving but not maudlin, whimsical but not cloying." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C |
Firewall (2006) |
"Do Clear and Present Danger or Air Force One ring a bell? If not, get thee to Blockbuster, as those films follow a similar outline to greater effect than does Firewall." |
Stephen Becker |
Splat D+ |
First Daughter (2004) |
"Once again the performers outshine the plot." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C+ |
First Descent (2005) |
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Splat C+ |
First Morning (2004) |
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Tomato A- |
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
"Flags of Our Fathers is as handsome and gutsy as we want all our soldiers to be. That they can't always live up to our needs has more to do with us than with them." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Flavors (2004) |
"It's not perfect, but writer-directors Krishna D.K. and Raj Nidimoru deliver some pointed observations and well-drawn characters in their first feature-length film." |
Gary Dowell |
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