Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

"Heartbreaking and beautiful."

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

"Despite the jittery look, it reminded me of one of those talky '50s melodramas where people crack jokes while their hearts break."

Radio (2003)

"Harris ... brings decency and conviction to the part of a man forced to answer to football fans who worry he's spending too much time calling on Radio and not enough time calling plays."

Raising Helen (2004)

"The movie, more tear-jerker than romantic comedy, gets at how painful, awful and, ultimately, worthwhile it is to be a parent, and, if it takes its time getting to that message, that makes sense."

The Rape Of Europa (2007)

"The Rape of Europa is conventionally made, but it doesn't need cinematic sizzle because it's packed with so many fascinating factoids."

Rat Race (2001)

"About half of Rat Race isn't very good ... But the other half is the kind of joke that starts out funny, gets funnier, then takes it to a new level of funniness."

Ray (2004)

"I can't stop loving Jamie Foxx's performance as the great, blind singer-songwriter. I know it sounds corny, but his gestures, singing style and physical presence are so uncanny."

The Reader (2008)

"Best evidence of what a magnetic presence Kate Winslet is: When her role diminishes in the second half of The Reader, the movie disintegrates."

The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2007)

"Ultimately, it is hopeful in its depiction of the creativity that helped Peterson -- who also wrote and speaks the film's somewhat flowery narration -- rebound from the farm crisis that had him over a barrel."

Recess: School's Out (2001)

"Intelligent, appealing characters."

The Recruit (2003)

"Director Roger Donaldson is so preoccupied by mood that he forgets about story."

Red Cliff (2009)

"I left the movie thinking, "Wow, those were some really good formations those soldiers invented. Who were they again, anyway?""

Red Eye (2005)

"There's something to be said for a movie that takes a modest premise, executes it efficiently and sends us packing in less time than it takes to cook a roast."

Red Planet (2000)

"Red Planet's characterless characters are a bland, undistinguished bunch, completely overshadowed by Amee, a slinky robot that clinks ominously and has a sexy way of twisting herself in knots."

Redacted (2007)

"Even in the most effective parts of Redacted, De Palma's cast of newcomers lets him down."

Reign of Fire (2002)

"The Road Warrior with plummier accents, Reign of Fire is fun because the dragons are fun."

Religulous (2008)

"I enjoyed Religulous, but I think it would be better if Maher had the confidence to spend more time talking to articulate believers."

Renaissance (2006)

"Less interesting for its story than for its look, with a camera that does things live-action movies can't."

Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

"The Reno 911! movie is a lot like the Reno 911! TV show except everybody's naked and it's not as funny."

The Replacements (2000)

"The joke about the cheerleaders recruited from a strip club is funny at first but gets musty the ninth time it's repeated."

Reprise (2008)

"The plot is pretty simple, and the depiction of the jumbled, impatient world in which the friends travel is believable."

Rescue Dawn (2007)

"There's a matter-of-fact quality to the horrors of Rescue Dawn and to Herzog's visualization of Dengler's half-starved hallucinations as he makes his escape. Herzog's point is that when everything is absurd, nothing is. War makes the surreal real."

Resident Evil (2002)

"An energetic, violent movie with a momentum that never lets up."

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

"Its goals are modest, but it delivers."

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

"Resurrecting the Champ isn't about what it seems to be about. It also isn't about what it thinks it's about."