Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

"...while "Race to Witch Mountain" rarely rises above the functional, either as storytelling or as visual kinetics, it moves like it means it and keeps Johnson front and center, either fuming or sputtering."

Racing Stripes (2005)

"The message comes across loud and clear without being preachy or treacly, the voice work is top-notch and the zebras (they used eight to play the teenage Stripes) beautiful."

Rain (2002)

"Far from the first female coming-of-age movie, but it's one of the most vivid."

Raising Helen (2004)

"You can take the director out of television, but sometimes you can't take television out of the director."

Rana's Wedding (2002)

"As Rana, Khoury gives the film a sympathetic center, but also a maddening one."

The Rape Of Europa (2007)

"This one has focus trouble, canvassing too many countries, too many issues, and the filmmaking is on the ordinary side."

Rat Race (2001)

"A few gags are too inspired for Rat Race to be lumped in with the recent spate of wretched comedies. But it also includes too many broad, shrill and gratuitously vulgar moments to be defended without apologies."

Ray (2004)

"Ray is a fit tribute to an entertainer who, no matter what hate or hardship threw in his way or how many mistakes he made, we can't stop loving."

The Reader (2008)

"Told, coolly...the novel was hugely popular as well as controversial worldwide and an Oprah's Book Club selection besides. I'm afraid it needed a different set of interpreters to make any emotional sense of it onscreen."

The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2007)

"Effectively links the political and artistic rebellions of the '60s to the ecological movements of today, while mounting a strong case against the effects of today's agribusiness monoliths."

A Real Young Girl (2001)

"An intelligent coming-of-age story about a girl who realizes, for better or for worse, that there's no turning back."

Rebound (2005)

"A misbegotten mix of crude jokes, ludicrous fantasies and bland sentimentality."

The Reckoning (2004)

"The central conceit of 'let's save lives by putting on a play' seems not only artificial, but also hollow."

Red Betsy (2003)

"The movie is so general, so afraid to get specific with feelings and complicated characters, that of course I can relate -- just as I can almost always relate to my daily horoscope."

Red Eye (2005)

"[A] brisk, efficient B movie."

Red Planet (2000)

"The year's second Mars movie isn't as laughable as the first, Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars, but it also offers far fewer signs of life."

Red Roses and Petrol (2008)

"Little about the Doyles makes you want to partake of their sour hospitality, even if it’s only for an hour and a half."

Redacted (2007)

"It's an effective experiment and a hackle-raising drama, and it's far better controlled than De Palma's last film, the flailing noir mess The Black Dahlia."

Reel Paradise (2005)

"The results stay with you, like memories of an unexpected and surprising vacation."

Reign of Fire (2002)

"With McConaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and Bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids, there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd."

Reindeer Games (2000)

"It's a heist without a plan, a crime without a brain, a thriller without a decent script."

Remember the Titans (2000)

"A totally absorbing movie."

Reno 911!: Miami (2007)

"Comedy Central's Reno 911! -- a spoof of the police ride-along show Cops -- takes a shot at stretching the concept into a feature-length film. Unusual for this misfit crew, the shot pretty much hits its intended target."

The Replacements (2000)

"A soggy comedy."

Requiem (2006)

"The confusion and panic and everyday interactions in Requiem feel honest and true-to-life, which has nothing to do with how factual it is, or isn't."