Raging Bull (1980)

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Random Hearts (1999)

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Ravenous (1999)

"The one movie of 1999 that looks and feels like nothing you've seen before."

Red Dragon (2002)

"A tepid mishmash of directorial blandness, bad casting, and hoary serial killer clichés that exudes neither the clinical creepiness of Jonathan Demme’s original Lecter masterpiece nor the lurid camp of Ridley Scott’s disastrous sequel."

Red Planet (2000)

"As B films go, Red Planet has its heart in the right place."

The Red Violin (1998)

"If the movie didn't pat itself on the back so often for being arty, than it might come off as an interesting, if flawed film."

Reign of Fire (2002)

"A film that is by turns awkward and wonderfully odd, illuminated from within by a spark of humanity."

Remember the Titans (2000)

"A guilt-free crowd pleaser that's a welcome jolt of excitement."

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

"Requiem for a Dream is at once ingeniously technical and amateurish."

Resident Evil (2002)

"Just a bloody good time."

Return to Me (2000)

"[Hunt] chooses early emotional depth to fulfill later parts of the movie--a master stroke, as it turns out."

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

"Penny Marshall is certainly not the right filmmaker for this material--at least if you’d like it to be something more than a trite tearjerker."

Rio Bravo (1959)

"Masterful. Archetypal Westerns don't get any better."

The Road Home (2001)

"The Road Home has a few rocks in its path, but once you kick them aside, its a journey well worth taking."

Road to Perdition (2002)

"Mendes' washed-up gangster yarn is filled with overused, pretentious attempts at style and immature notions of death, religion, fatherhood, and humanity."

Road Trip (2000)

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Rollerball (2002)

"It's really just another silly Hollywood action film, one among a multitude of simple-minded, yahoo-ing death shows."

The Rookie (2002)

"Packs an unexpected emotional punch that most conventional movies don’t have."

Rosetta (1999)

"Fights and struggles to stay afloat literally and symbolically, just like its heroine."

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

"One can appreciate [the film] without really enjoying it, and while it’ll do at this point in Anderson’s career, one hopes that he has more varied stories to tell."

The Rules of Attraction (2002)

"Mean spirited, mocking, and puerile. Roger Avery adapts Bret Easton Ellis's nasty college collage of self-absorbed trust fund drones. Imagine an '80s slasher flick where the masked killer never shows up"

A Rumor of Angels (2002)

"No amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story."

Run Lola Run (1999)

"...it is thoroughly more dynamic and innovative than half the stuff released in theaters in a given month."

Rush Hour 2 (2001)

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Russian Doll (2001)

"Makes the romantic comedy genre seem a bit less mechanical, and a bit more genuine."