Splat 2/4 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) |
"A film so sloppy, illogical and formulaic that it begs the questions: Can a hatchet job actually elicit sympathy for its sitting-duck target?" |
Glenn Lovell |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Failure to Launch (2006) |
"Tripp is such a stud that he has to beat women off with a stick. Or, rather, with his parents -- This isn't just idiotic, it's indefensible. It's also the picture's premise." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato |
The Family Man (2000) |
"Despite an aura of déjà vu and a too-neat fadeout, this time-warp comedy feels fresh and original, and not a little heartfelt." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Far From Heaven (2002) |
"This imitation of life comes tantalizingly close to greatness, then settles for being smart without much heart." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Fay Grim (2007) |
"Fay Grim is a farce in which people die and lives are ruined. Which is to say, it's peculiarly funny, but you have to be an existentialist with lightning-fast reflexes to get all the jokes." |
Bruce Newman |
Splat 2/4 |
Fear Dot Com (2002) |
"Anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Femme Fatale (2002) |
"I enjoyed this one because, rather than nitpick the director's usual lapses in logic, I allowed the sexy visuals and sumptuous set design to wash over me." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Festival Express (2004) |
"It sheds new light on psychedelic rock and shows viewers heretofore unseen, career-defining performances by some legends." |
Brad Kava |
Splat 2/4 |
Fever Pitch (2005) |
"Suffers from imperfect pitch." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato |
Fight Club (1999) |
"Brutal, bracing, funny." |
Glenn Lovell |
Splat |
Final Destination (2000) |
"A thoroughly repellent little shocker that exploits a still-fresh real-life tragedy for routine chills." |
Glenn Lovell |
Splat |
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) |
"A movie that doesn't quite know what it wants to be." |
Mike Antonucci |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Find Me Guilty (2006) |
"As Jackie, [Diesel's] the real surprise in what otherwise is a less than electrifying courtroom drama." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 4/4 |
Finding Nemo (2003) |
"Spectacular visuals, non-stop laughs and action -- plus a PC message. That's some package, no?" |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Finding Neverland (2004) |
"It is Depp who makes the magic real enough to believe." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Firehouse Dog (2007) |
"It has one of the best -- if not always the most heartwarming -- dog-and-his-boy relationships since Lassie." |
Bruce Newman |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Firewall (2006) |
"Instead of dramatic tension, Firewall makes do with a lot of frantic typing at computer keyboards. It's like watching Microsoft's Service Pack 2 download for nearly two hours." |
Bruce Newman |
Splat 2.5/4 |
First Snow (2007) |
"... this one foresees a bleak future for anyone fool enough to look into it." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 3/4 |
Flightplan (2005) |
"Here is a picture whose pleasures rise quickly to 37,000 feet - -and remains there until the captain has turned off the fasten seat belt sign." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Flushed Away (2006) |
"An adventure that -- in both its breathtaking ingenuity and breathless excitement -- exceeds Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run, the two previous collaborations between DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 4/4 |
The Fog of War (2003) |
"Brilliant." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Forgotten (2004) |
"A genuine spellbinder, with the power to suck you right out of your seat." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Four Feathers (2002) |
"Nicely sidesteps the book's musty perspective as it weaves a rousing good action saga that, in stretches, almost matches the scope and grandeur of Zulu and the acclaimed 1939 British Four Feathers." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Fracture (2007) |
"Sometimes movies that shouldn't work deliver an outcome that's as satisfying as Fracture." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Frailty (2002) |
"If you're in the mood to be seriously creeped out, this is the shocker for you." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Freaky Friday (2003) |
"Freaky Friday triumphs by successfully striking comic notes when it could be making loud screeching noises." |
Bruce Newman |
Splat 2/4 |
Freedomland (2005) |
"The film is filled with good performances, though most of them are frittered away by director Joe Roth, who can never find a focus for the story." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato |
Frequency (2000) |
"A thriller that actually thrills." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato 4/4 |
Frida (2002) |
"Compelling, adult, sexy and fiercely stylized." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 3/4 |
Friday Night Lights (2004) |
"Friday Night Lights is the real deal, a grim, in-your-face expose of one West Texas school's fanatical sports program." |
Glenn Lovell |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Friends With Money (2006) |
"I think I liked Aniston's old friends better." |
Bruce Newman |
Tomato |
From Hell (2001) |
"This is the most ambitious and subversive recounting of Ripper lore yet." |
Glenn Lovell |
Splat 2/4 |
Full Frontal (2002) |
"If Soderbergh's name weren't attached to this project, I'd swear it was by some recent film-school grad who hadn't progressed beyond Navel Gazing 101." |
Glenn Lovell |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) |
"Other than its 85-minute running time, the movie is in all other ways imperfect, which is just about what you want from one of Jim Carrey's slapdash slapstick comedies. Perfection would ruin it." |
Bruce Newman |