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RABBIT FEVER (Ian Denyer)
4/10
'Bland, witless humour throughout this made-for-TV drippage that we can all probably do without; kindly avoid'


RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN (Andy Fickman)
6/10
'I never cared for the '75 original or the book that spawned it but there are some decent points, namely Dwayne Johnson and Anna Sophia Robb, who continue to impress'


RACING STRIPES (Frederik Du Chau)
2/10
'Big cast, big flop'


RAGING BULL (Martin Scorsese)
10/10
'Flawless, from start to finish'


RAIN MAN (Barry Levinson)
8/10
'Unforgettable performances, unforgettable release'


RAISING ARIZONA (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
7/10
'Brilliantly funny'


RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (George P. Cosmatos)
5/10
'Interesting but an incredible let down after the sheer weight of First Blood'


RAMBO III (Peter MacDonald)
3/10
'Awful sequel but you can't help but award points for that hair'


RAMBO (Sylvester Stallone)
6/10
'Not exactly the same as the Rocky but still worth a watch'


RATATOUILLE (Brad Bird)
9/10
'Pixar produced family goldmine'


RAY (Taylor Hackford)
9/10
'Foxx is astonishingly believable - a masterpiece'


THE READER (Stephen Daldry)
7/10
'Interesting release with an exceptional performance from Kate Winslet but not without its flaws'


REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (Nicholas Ray)
10/10
'Probably the most important movies of the 50's'


THE REBOUND (Bart Freundlich)
3/10
'An absolute waste of everyone's time, money and attention; in a word, tedious'


THE RECRUIT (Roger Donaldson)
6/10
'Clever espionage thriller with notable performances from the two leads'


RED EYE (Wes Craven)
6/10
'Sure it's a bit cheesy but it brings Craven back and midget-Murphy helps prove that the British make for the best bad guys'


REDACTED (Brian De Palma)
3/10
'An almost complete failure; De Palma, what happened to you?'


REDBELT (David Mamet)
6/10
'Mamet is an exceptional playwright but as a director he is somewhat lacking'


THE REEKER (David Payne)
2/10
'A film about a stinky monster.. if the title doesn't clue you in to how awful the film is, the stereotypical characters, shoddy death scenes and toilet-orientated finale will'


REINDEER GAMES (John Frankenheimer)
3/10
'Messy thriller that quickly got caught up in its own delusions of self-worth'


LE RENARD ET L'ENFANT (Luc Jacquet)
[The Fox And The Child - French]
7/10
'Part nature documentary, part young drama, wholly wonderful; sort of like Deux Freres'


RENDITION (Gavin Hood)
5/10
'Average yet supposedly politically relevant kidnapping film, similar to Proof Of Life'


RENT (Chris Columbus)
3/10
'Hit broadway show makes for poor, lifeless adaptation despite theatre cast intact'


REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA (Darren Lynn Bousman)
7/10
'This is one of those rare reviews where I have very little to praise and my best summation is: it may not be great but it really works'


REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (Darren Aronofsky)
10/10
'Heavyweight drama for the strong-stomached and open-minded'


RESIDENT EVIL (Paul W.S. Anderson)
7/10
'Not nearly as engrossing as the video games but doesn't disappoint'


RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE (Alexander Witt)
2/10
'Manages to take a brilliant series of survival horror storylines, mess them up and produce an abysmal sludge of nonsense'


RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION (Russell Mulcahy)
5/10
'Nowhere near as good as the original but thank God it wasn't another Apocalypse'


REVOLVER (Guy Ritchie)
7/10
'This one won'tgo down well but in time it may receive the credit it deserves'


RESERVOIR DOGS (Quentin Tarantino)
10/10
'Despite what most say, Pulp Fiction is glorious but Reservoir Dogs is Tarantino's best film'


RIGHTEOUS KILL (Jon Avnet)
6/10
'Great acting (as was to be expected from De Niro and Pacino), terrible script'


THE RING 2 (Hideo Nakata)
2/10
'Boring and dull ... with an odd nod to The Omen with some deer, but it flies over the heads of most'


THE RINGER (Barry W. Blaustein)
4/10
'Ricky Blitt once wrote an episode of Family Guy that was banned from television. Then he wrote this.... lo, how the mighty hath fallen'


RIO BRAVO (Howard Hawks)
10/10
'The quintessential Western and my absolute favourite John Wayne flick - except The Conqueror but I have different reasons for that'


RISKY BUSINESS (Paul Brickman)
5/10
'Stylish teen comedy but little else'


A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (Robert Redford)
7/10
'Very hokey in places but certainly worth a watch'


THE ROAD (John Hillcoat)
9/10
'Gripping, suspenseful and surprisingly moving; a maudlin wonder'


ROAD TO PERDITION (Sam Mendes)
10/10
'One of my all-time favourite prohibition flicks and to my mind, Mendes best work'


ROBIN HOOD (Ridley Scott)
3/10
'I gave it a chance but in the end I was severely let down. What a waste'


ROBOTS (Chris Wedge)
5/10
'Beautiful visuals hold this scrappy plot together'


THE ROCK (Michael Bay)
7/10
'Another dose of nonsense from the Bayster that somehow manages to thrill and enthral'


THE ROCKER (Peter Cattaneo)
5/10
'With so many other band flicks around, The Rocker doesn't exactly explore new territory'


ROCKY (Sylvester Stallone)
10/10
'One of the greatest sports films ever made; they don't get much more endearing or heartfelt than this'


ROCKY II (Sylvester Stallone)
6/10
'Disappointing sequel but still very entertaining'


ROCKY III (Sylvester Stallone)
6/10
'Another step down from its predecessors but Mr. T was in it... which adds a great deal of cool'


ROCKY IV (Sylvester Stallone)
6/10
'Although nothing like Rocky, I still felt this was a brutally underrated element to the series'


ROCKY V (John G. Avildsen)
3/10
'The Rocky series takes a complete nose dive with this dire excuse to return to the character'


ROCKY BALBOA (Sylvester Stallone)
7/10
'Rocky remains the greatest original on-screen sports character ever created. If you only see two sports films, make sure they're Rocky and Rocky Balboa'


ROLE MODELS (David Wain)
7/10
'Immature comedy but better than most immature comedies'


ROMANCE & CIGARETTES (John Turturro)
6/10
'The performances keep you seated when the plot falters - namely due to script disorganisation'


RUBY BLUE (Jan Dunn)
7/10
'Quaint, heart-warming character study'


RUDO Y CURSI (Carlos Cuaron)
[Rudo & Cursi - Spanish]
8/10
'A little clichéd but other than that, extremely noteworthy'


RUMOUR HAS IT (Rob Reiner)
3/10
'Formulaic, forced jokes lead to ultimate disappointment'


RUN, FAT BOY, RUN (David Schwimmer)
6/10
'A little hollow but wholly commendable performances from Dylan Moran and Simon Pegg shine through'


RUSH HOUR 3 (Brett Ratner)
4/10
'I'm a bit of a fan of the Rush Hour series but this instalment was just embarrassing'