Splat |
Factory Girl (2007) |
"Sienna Miller remains an actress in search of a movie worthy of her talent." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Factotum (2006) |
"Bukowski deserves better than this dismal, wearisome adaptation of his novel, and so do Bukowski's fans. Director Bent Hamer's movie is ugly, depressing and persistently off-putting." |
David Germain |
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Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004) |
"Ron Silver: 1946-2009" |
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Tomato |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"There are elements of Failure to Launch that elevate it, albeit sporadically, above the typical romantic comedy that it is." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Faithless (2001) |
"Beautiful and honest and, sadly, every second of it feels achingly real." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Fall (2008) |
"This whacked-out fairy tale for grown-ups is as stunning in its beauty as it is in its lack of logic." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Fame (2009) |
"Familiar? Yes, but not nearly as vapid as most of the musical material out there that encourages teens to believe fame is all that matters." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) |
"Amid all the vapid dialogue and visual fireworks, the performances seem like afterthoughts, particularly those of Gruffudd and Alba." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"It may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn Fantastic Mr. Fox offers some of the most goofy fun you'll have at a theater this season." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Fast & Furious (2009) |
"Noise, noise, noise. Crunched metal and shattered glass. More noise. Revving engines. Vin Diesel's giant head. Hot chicks in tight miniskirts. Even more noise. The end." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) |
"The thin story and thinner characters are just setups for the race sequences, which are punctuated by lavish parties where lithe women seem to outnumber the guys by a 5-to-1 ratio." |
David Germain |
Splat 2/4 |
Fast Food Nation (2006) |
"Richard Linklater is channeling Robert Altman -- or at least it seems he's trying to channel Altman -- with his meandering, intertwined plot lines." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato B- |
Fat Albert (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Germain |
Splat |
Fear Dot Com (2002) |
"It's bad in a sickening, disturbing way, with its gratuitous mixture of sex and violence." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Fearless (2006) |
"Fearless is an OK way to say goodbye, but its stagy fight choreography may just leave Li’s fans wishing for something more." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Feast of Love (2007) |
"It's like Friends without the funny. Oh, wait -- that's redundant." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Fierce People (2007) |
"Fierce People is based on a forced premise: the idea that a family of super-rich New Jersey eccentrics is like a tribe to be studied anthropologically. None of the characters resembles any creature you'd discover in nature, however." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Final Destination (2000) |
"Several cuts above the usual terror flick aimed at the teen dating crowd." |
Bob Thomas |
Splat |
Fired Up (2009) |
"More tolerable than it ought to be." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) |
"Consistently the film is, while not exactly patriotic, at least respectful. And even though it focuses on a battle and a war that took place some 60 years ago, it remains all too resonant and relevant today." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Flicka (2006) |
"The dull dialogue and predictable action corrals the actors." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) |
"The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is cute and funny, with plenty of slapstick and cuddly creatures for the kids and enough adult wit to keep parents reasonably amused." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Flushed Away (2006) |
"Flushed Away will probably make you want to revisit some old, classic Wallace & Gromit short. The Wrong Trousers, perhaps. That would be spot-on." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Fly Me To The Moon (2008) |
"Mildly educational and not all that entertaining." |
David Germain |
Splat |
The Fog (2005) |
"Like most remakes, The Fog is pretty unnecessary." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Food, Inc. (2009) |
"Kenner presents an even-tempered but nonetheless horrifying dissection of the U.S. food industry." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Fool's Gold (2008) |
"The tone of Fool's Gold often feels as if Tennant & Co. were straining to create a live-action version of a Bugs Bunny cartoon, from the slapsticky physical humor to the constantly jaunty score." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Foot Fist Way (2008) |
"At times, it verges on being overbearing, too much to watch -- and yet you can't turn your eyes away for fear of missing whatever excruciatingly awkward moment might come next." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
For Your Consideration (2006) |
"The gags may be hit and miss in For Your Consideration, but the performances often are comic gems. This gang has worked together so often that they blend together effortlessly." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) |
"A sufficiently entertaining diversion." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
"It has just the right balance of the salty and the sweet. It also signals an introduction of sorts to a couple of engaging talents." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Fountain (2006) |
"It’s as if Aronofsky was so consumed with the film’s elaborately contrived aesthetics that he took no time for a little thing called character development." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Four Christmases (2008) |
"Vaughn makes the movie tolerable here and there, but this kind of slapsticky physical comedy doesn't suit Witherspoon at all." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Fourth Kind (2009) |
"The flat-lining, alien-abduction thriller The Fourth Kind offers a close encounter that buries an interesting idea under a barrage of gimmicky, carnivallike hokum." |
Glenn Whipp |
Tomato |
Fracture (2007) |
"Fracture is suspenseful and darkly stylish, but it also has an unexpectedly dry sense of humor. It's actually a lot funnier and a lot less stiff and self-serious than such a thriller might look." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Fred Claus (2007) |
"Veers awkwardly from shrill, slapsticky physical humour to diabolical meanness (courtesy of Spacey as an efficiency expert) to reheated, snuggly sentiments about the importance of love and family." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Freedom Writers (2007) |
"Despite occasional moments of inspiration, Freedom Writers simplistically focuses on maudlin highlights and glosses over the obstacles to rallying a dangerously disparate group of youths more accustomed to loathe than trust one another." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
Funny People (2009) |
"The last hour or so meanders interminably, its tone wavering all over the place, leading to a quickie conclusion that feels pat. And that is such a letdown when you consider the strength and ambition of the material that preceded it." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) |
"Is it more interesting and entertaining than a straightforward biopic of Arbus would have been? Maybe. Is it more illuminating? Probably not." |
David Germain |
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