Splat |
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) |
"All noise and action, overedited shootouts with blaring music." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Rachel Getting Married (2008) |
"No doubt it was fun assembling so many close associates, but like Kym, Demme doesn't know when enough is enough for those who aren't part of the family circle." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Rails & Ties (2007) |
"It's hard to get over the implausibility of the premise in Micky Levy's script, even though the characters themselves acknowledge that they're in a ridiculous situation." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Rambo (2008) |
"The movie might satisfy bloodthirsty action fans, but for most people, this is one Stallone do-over we could have done without." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
Random Hearts (1999) |
"Random Hearts seems like a promising vehicle for the extraordinary talents of Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas." |
Bob Thomas |
Tomato |
Ratatouille (2007) |
"Ratatouille is free of the kind of gratuitous pop-culture references that plague so many movies of the genre; it tells a story, it's very much of our world but it never goes for the cheap, easy gag." |
Christy Lemire |
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The Raven (1963) |
""Scream Queen" Hazel Court: 1926-2008" |
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Tomato 3/4 |
The Reader (2008) |
"Thankfully, Kate Winslet bares not just her body but her soul with a performance that pierces the genteel polish of this high-minded awards-season drama." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Reaping (2007) |
"It's a highfalutin hodgepodge of biblical mumbo jumbo, more likely to inspire laughter than fear." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Red Cliff (2009) |
"What remains on screen is impressive -- grand battles, dazzling action, sumptuous sets, magnificent panoramas. What's lost in the abbreviation is the emotional element as Woo chronicles an epic clash of warriors in the 3rd century." |
David Germain |
Tomato |
Red Planet (2000) |
"A mildly diverting adventure film for those who enjoy thrills and shocks without having to think too much." |
Bob Thomas |
Splat |
Redacted (2007) |
"Redacted might have been more compelling if De Palma had redacted himself a bit -- if he hadn't been so overt, if he'd given us enough credit to think for ourselves and come to our own conclusions about these men and the choices they made." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Redbelt (2008) |
"The final moment, which was probably intended to be poignant, instead feels laughable." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Reign Over Me (2007) |
"You certainly have to appreciate that Sandler wants to stretch in such a fashion, but you also want material that allows him to do so more convincingly." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Rendition (2007) |
"Everything is black and white here, a tremendous disservice considering the complexity of the issue." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Replacements (2000) |
"A retread of an oft-used Hollywood plot." |
Nekesa Mumbi Moody |
Tomato |
Resurrecting the Champ (2007) |
"It's actually not as maudlin as it sounds." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Return to Me (2000) |
"The film builds an implausible scenario into a credible and utterly charming romantic comedy." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"Since Mendes has kept us emotionally at arm's length with his structured, hermetically sealed production, it's hard to care about whether they'll ever find that elusive something." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Revolver (2007) |
"After 2002's terrible Swept Away and now Revolver, Ritchie has managed to make, back to back, two of the worst films any one director can lay claim to." |
Jake Coyle |
Splat |
Righteous Kill (2008) |
"It's not that the crime thriller Righteous Kill is spectacularly awful. It's just thoroughly mediocre — a standard police procedural, a long episode of Law & Order, unremarkable but for the pairing of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
The Road (2009) |
"Adapting a masterpiece such as The Road is a thankless task, but the film doesn't work on its own merits." |
Jake Coyle |
Tomato |
The Road to El Dorado (2000) |
"Will delight kids and amuse grown-ups." |
Malcolm Ritter |
Tomato |
Road Trip (2000) |
"Still, although the subject matter is sophomoric it has enough of a plot and key performances to humor more sophisticated moviegoers too." |
Nekesa Mumbi Moody |
Splat |
The Rocker (2008) |
"The Rocker might really have rocked if it didn't feel like a cover of a couple of superior comedies." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato 4/5 |
Rocket Science (2007) |
"Blitz continues to make a case for himself as a filmmaker with rich, realistic stories to tell." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
RocknRolla (2008) |
"Ritchie is back on comfortable, familiar footing here with this story of British gangsters who are so busy trying to screw each other over, they don't realize that they're in over their heads." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
RocknRolla (2008) |
"While Ritchie stumbled with his last two flicks, RocknRolla has the kind of manic energy that made audiences fall for the rogues of his earlier films." |
David Germain |
Splat |
Rocky Balboa (2006) |
"Rocky Balboa, the sixth (and hopefully last) installment in the underdog saga of the Italian Stallion, straddles the line between nostalgia and self-parody and frequently teeters toward the latter." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Role Models (2008) |
"The script's rampant wrongness would have been amusing enough on the page, but the delivery from the cast makes the material consistently laugh-out-loud funny." |
Christy Lemire |
Tomato |
Rudo and Cursi (2009) |
"While it may seem obvious which brother is responsible and which is the flake, both Rudo and Cursi are equally flawed, one of the film's realistic charms." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) |
"[Director] Schwimmer shows some skill by keeping the mood light and making no notable missteps, but he still comes away looking like someone trying, and failing, to play Judd Apatow, the reigning champion of realistic, emotional comedy." |
Jake Coyle |
Splat |
Running with Scissors (2006) |
"Ultimately, the outlandishness of this life seems just too much to bear -- if not for Augusten himself, who miraculously comes out stronger, then certainly for the audience." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Rush Hour 3 (2007) |
"Director Brett Ratner, who built a career on this buddy cop franchise, has cobbled together a lazy and formulaic action comedy that is neither thrilling nor particularly funny." |
Christy Lemire |
Splat |
Russian Doll (2001) |
"A talky, plodding romantic comedy in which the viewer is just waiting for the obvious plot twist to happen. And when it does, it's too unconvincing to feel satisfying." |
Malcolm Ritter |
Splat |
RV (2006) |
"Robin Williams' latest Hollywood vehicle has its own kitchen, sleeping quarters, luggage compartments and toilet, where the studio should have flushed the script the minute it crawled through the door." |
David Germain |
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