Tomato B+ |
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) |
"Rabbit-Proof Fence will probably make you angry. But it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that doesn't make you feel like a sucker." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B |
Race To Space (2000) |
"It could get a whole new generation of kids looking up at the stars and wondering, 'Why not?'" |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato A |
Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
"This is an amazing movie... the best work from Mr. Demme since his classic Something Wild." |
Tom Maurstad |
Tomato B |
Racing Stripes (2005) |
"Setting up a race in which you root for the misfit is the 'oldest trick in the book,' to quote a phrase Tucker the horse likes to use in Racing Stripes. But as Tucker adds: 'Works every time.' That it does." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C+ |
Radio (2003) |
"Long on heart but short on surprises." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
Rain (2002) |
"Ms. Fulford-Wierzbicki is almost spooky in her sulky, calculating Lolita turn." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato C+ |
Raise Your Voice (2004) |
"It's a sweet and touching West Coast Fame, though it lacks that 1980 musical's manic energy and excitement." |
Jane Sumner |
Splat C+ |
Raising Helen (2004) |
"It confirms the suspicion that Mr. Marshall is more a commodity than a director." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Raising Victor Vargas (2003) |
"A delightful example of what happens when a rather slight story is handled with passion, humor and care." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B- |
Rambo (2008) |
"Stunningly, unrelentingly violent." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat |
Random Hearts (1999) |
"It's intermittently moving but ultimately bloodless, reflecting the lack of a strong screenplay." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat |
Rat Race (2001) |
"Is about as amusing as a Holocaust documentary." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B+ |
Ratatouille (2007) |
"Pixar, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the animation world, retains the title with this winning tale." |
Stephen Becker |
Tomato A- |
Ray (2004) |
"Mr. Foxx's performance captures each nuance of character. His portrayal is an exalting tribute to a flawed, fascinating musical icon." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Read My Lips (2002) |
"There's real visual charge to the filmmaking, and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato A |
The Reader (2008) |
"The Reader is a bold and provocative film and one of the most exquisite of 2008." |
Michael Granberry |
Splat |
Ready to Rumble (2000) |
"Unless wrestlers playing wrestlers is your cup of tea, better plan on saving the pennies for the WWF's next pay-per-view special instead." |
Kendall Morgan |
Splat C+ |
The Real Cancun (2003) |
"Even with the wet T-shirt contests and faux drama, The Real Cancun doesn't deliver a whole lot." |
Gary Dowell |
Tomato B |
Real Women Have Curves (2002) |
"Its ethnic milieu is genuine, therefore specific, but many of the themes are universal, and they're never used as a prop for easy humor." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C- |
The Reaping (2007) |
"The cumulative effect is likely to make viewers weary, but not so weary that they can't manage a chuckle or two during the film's cheesed-out final minutes." |
Carla Meyer |
Tomato C+ |
Rebound (2005) |
"Rebound doesn't break new ground in the kids-reform- the-big- bad-guy formula. But it does offer a fun if familiar ride, thanks to Mr. Lawrence's deadpan comedic talents and some cute misfit kids." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B+ |
The Reception (2005) |
"Never maudlin." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato |
Recess: School's Out (2001) |
"An appealing, contemporary piece of animation." |
Nancy Churnin |
Splat C+ |
The Reckoning (2004) |
"An intriguing misfire, with heavy-handed direction threatening to obscure the efforts of a gifted cast." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Reconstruction (2004) |
"Reconstruction works more resonantly as a cerebral exercise than an emotional voyage." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
The Recruit (2003) |
"We've seen movies like The Recruit before, but this one is fun." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B+ |
Red Dragon (2002) |
"It's impossible to duplicate the shock of the 11-year-old Lambs, but the new film succeeds at creating nerve-tightening moments of suspense." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B |
Red Eye (2005) |
"Red Eye proves once again that imaginative wrapping enhances any package's appeal." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato A- |
Red Lights (2004) |
"Subtle and stylish, Red Lights will remind moviegoers not only of Ms. [Flannery] O'Connor but also of Alfred Hitchcock." |
Charles Ealy |
Splat |
Red Planet (2000) |
"Red Planet is cluttered with too many threats and too many implausible solutions." |
Tom Sime |
Tomato B- |
Reign of Fire (2002) |
"Reign of Fire is a good show, hampered by the gnawing suspicion that it could have been better." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Reindeer Games (2000) |
"The film's action sequences explode with excitement as well as a clarity that's often missing from contemporary action vignettes." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato B- |
Religulous (2008) |
"Many may laugh, and many will surely be offended, but nothing here bridges the gap between those two reactions." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat |
Remember the Titans (2000) |
"Remember the Titans resembles a sports re-run of game plans that once seemed fresh." |
Philip Wuntch |
Splat C |
Rendition (2007) |
"It's all too simplistic to really engage the deeply complex dilemma it seeks to pass judgment on." |
Tom Maurstad |
Splat C+ |
Rent (2005) |
"There's still something staid and doggedly stagebound about this Rent, a reluctance to set out for someplace unique and engage the audience on purely cinematic terms." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato |
The Replacements (2000) |
"Has no real surprises, but the audience has fun." |
Philip Wuntch |
Tomato |
Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
"For the strong of stomach and open of mind, Requiem delivers some bravura filmmaking flourishes." |
Chris Vognar |
Tomato B+ |
Rescue Dawn (2007) |
"Rescue Dawn avoids all the land mines inherent in most war movies. There's no hero worship; no noisy, confusing, special-effects-enhanced battle scene." |
Mario Tarradell |
Splat C |
Reservation Road (2007) |
"For all of the roiling emotion, it feels oddly flat, distant and one-dimensional." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat D+ |
Resident Evil (2002) |
"Video games are more involving than this mess." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat D+ |
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) |
"For a brand-new movie, it feels very dated." |
Gary Dowell |
Splat C- |
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) |
"The palette is post-apocalyptic America, with generous squeezes of every cinematic pigment from The Omega Man to Mad Max to Night of the Living Dead. Really, the lack of flying saucers ultimately becomes quite amazing." |
Matt Weitz |
Tomato B |
Respiro (2003) |
"An intriguing blend of mysticism and earthiness." |
Chris Vognar |
Splat C+ |
Resurrecting the Champ (2007) |
"Despite generating plenty of turmoil, Resurrecting the Champ fails to be compelling. It does, however, succeed in being implausible." |
Mario Tarradell |
Tomato B |
The Return (2006) |
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Tomato |
Return to Me (2000) |
"First-time director Bonnie Hunt has taken what could have been an incredibly sappy story and used her sense of comedic timing to fashion a date flick that even the guys might enjoy." |
Al Brumley |
Tomato B+ |
Return to Never Land (2002) |
"Like an extra slice of childhood when you least expect it there, Return to Never Land fulfills its promise." |
Nancy Churnin |
Tomato B+ |
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) |
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised may be controversial, biased and patchy, but it contains some of the most electrifying and immediate nonfiction footage seen on the big screen." |
Jane Sumner |
Tomato A- |
Ride Around the World (2006) |
"It's still those beautiful basics: self-reliant men and women on horseback, cattle drives that entail many nights of camping, faithful Border Collies that help guide the cattle where they need to go." |
Nancy Churnin |
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