Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

"A rare and complete triumph."

Rails & Ties (2007)

"To describe the plot is to parody the film. Though impeccably acted and directed with a solemn, professional gloss, it sinks under the weight of its absurdity."

Rambo (2008)

"At its best when it considers the shell of a man its hero has become; the ways that war and violence have become a part of his being, and what that has done to him."

The Reader (2008)

"The film doesn't shove its message down your throat, and its prestige pic status belies its subtle intelligence."

The Reaping (2007)

"If you turn away from God and do not repent, God will kill you. You will die. The end."

The Recruit (2003)

"All sound and fury, signifying, it turns out, not a hell of a lot."

Red Eye (2005)

"Sometimes you have to be grateful for simple pleasures."

The Red Violin (1998)

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Reign Over Me (2007)

"Treacly, misguided, and miscast."

Rendition (2007)

"A good film that's at its best when it's not talking so much."

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

"Never have we been taken this close to the edge and never have the characters teetering over it elicited so much sympathy. Requiem is difficult to watch but it richly rewards those who stay with it."

Respiro (2003)

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Return to Paradise (1998)

"Return to Paradise is precisely the kind of film I tend to like; one which could go many ways, and one which, if done right, could have a true and profound moral. And it didn't dissapoint."

The Ring (2002)

"The movie is utterly unable to tie up its admittedly creepy ideas with any degree of coherence"

Rize (2005)

"At its best when it is observing, and at its worst when it is trying desperately to Explore."

Road to Perdition (2002)

"An almost indescribably beautiful movie, a living painting, every shot an elaborate composition of dark greens and browns."

RocknRolla (2008)

"All posturing and artifice -- not cool or funny, though sometimes scary in its nihilism and flippancy."

Roll Bounce (2005)

"High-spirited, well-acted, and even a bit more substantive than I could have anticipated."

Romeo Must Die (2000)

"Where's Jackie Chan when you need him?"

Rope (1948)

"Brilliant despite the obvious "gimmick," one of Hitchcock's most subdued and affecting films."

Rounders (1998)

"For every good thing about Rounders there is a flaw."

Rugrats Go Wild (2003)

"The less discerning audience of toddlers and pre-teens will be just as delighted as before, and the parents will be less bored than usual."

The Rugrats Movie (1998)

"The boundless creativity of this franchise's creators and writers never ceases to amaze me."

Run Lola Run (1999)

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The Rundown (2003)

"The plot is a particularly hapless Indiana Jones rip-off, which makes the mind-numbingly frantic and dull action sequences a fatal liability."