Factotum (2006)

"The movie, like its hero, has a deadpan, low-key humor, and once you understand that it's not going to show us the cycle of recovery or Hank's big break into the world of publishing, it's just a pleasure to sit back and see what comes out of Hank's mouth."

Failure to Launch (2006)

"The two TV writers have taken a premise ripe with potential for laughter and social commentary and turned into a hackneyed sitcom."

The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

"As superhero experiences go, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is mundane. It's not funny enough to be a spoof, but it's also not deep enough to hold any intrigue."

Fast Food Nation (2006)

"Though eye-opening, it's as non-threatening as any film involving sexual coercion, grotesque factory accidents and conveyor belts loaded with cow kidneys could be."

Fat Albert (2004)

"As a general rule, television shows do not make for good movies, and Saturday morning cartoons typically fare even worse in the transfer to the big screen. Fat Albert is no exception, but it's not in the Garfield category."

Fellini I'm a Born Liar (2003)

"Offers us a close-up look at a director who was foremost a visual master, capable of creating the kind of unsettling images that haunt you forever."

Fierce People (2007)

"Desperate, manipulative."

Finding Forrester (2000)

"Sean Connery's finest acting in years."

Finding Neverland (2004)

"Finding Neverland is as relentlessly fanciful as Peter Pan itself."

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

"The new Flintstones movie is bad. Prehistorically bad. Neolithically bad. Bad enough that you should take your youngsters and run in the opposite direction to My Dog Skip."

Flyboys (2006)

"Flyboys is schlock. It's structure is predictable: comic moments, followed by an action sequence -- good from a distance, but as soon as we're too close to the pilots, everyone just looks ridiculous."

The Fog of War (2003)

"Filled with worthy, sometimes chilling, lessons from JFK and LBJ's former secretary of defense about warfare and humanity."

For Your Consideration (2006)

"As those of us who actually follow these entertainment industry sagas head into the real life awards season, it's a pleasure to have For Your Consideration arrive just now to remind us what nonsense it all is."

The Fountain (2006)

"A ponderous movie rather than a profound one."

Freaky Friday (2003)

"The ideal remake -- funny, good-hearted and loaded with genuine charms of its own."

Freedomland (2005)

"Therein lies the difference with this taut film; it acts like a conventional thriller, but becomes much more complex as it unravels its complicated, uncomfortable truth."

Friday Night Lights (2004)

"The saddest sports movie since Hoop Dreams."

From Hell (2001)

"Ties the story up in such neat knots that our darkest factory, the imagination, has no wiggle room at all."

Funny Games (2008)

"While I admire the film's tone, acting (Pitt in particular is divinely nasty) and general irreverence, I don't feel I need the spanking."

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

"Does it have to be a man that turns her into an artist? Sure he's just a metaphor, but it's still an absurd and insulting suggestion."