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Fair Game: **
Release Date: 2010
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Doug Liman
Impressive performances by the two leads, but sadly, this turns into a political campaigner film that attacks the Bush Administration.  Definitely not the spy movie it promised, and lacks suspense.

The Family Man: ** ½ 

Release Date: 2000
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Brett Ratner
Humorous and funny, with a good story that has been used so many times in other and better movies so that it's formulaic.

The Fantastic Four: **

Release Date: 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tim Story
Fantastic?  No way.

The Fantastic Four, Rise of the Silver Surfer: * ½ 

Release Date: 2007
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Story
Short, lean and stupid.  There is no redemption in this lowsy superhero picture that can keep it from dropping lower and lower into ridiculous hokum.  

Far and Away: ** ½ 

Release Date: 1992
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Formulaic, epic tale of Irish immigrants travelling to America to find their own place in the world.  Wholly conventional, like we would expect.  End sequence of the Oklahoma Land Rush captures the vast panorama of the American landscape, accompanied by a powerful music score.

Field of Dreams: ***
Release Date: 1989
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Fun, lean, entertaining and warmhearted fantasy motion picture.

Finding Nemo: ****

Release Date: 2003
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Pixar's finest film to date, featuring some of the best, awe-inspiring animation ever captured on film.  A rare jewel in animated filmmaking where the viewer is completely captivated by the sheer quality of the movie.  Also filled with fun facts about undersea and humor life that keep the movie unforgettable.  A triumph in all aspects.

Firefox: ** ½ 

Release Date: 1982
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Clint Eastwood
Eastwood star vehicle where a US Pilot must inflitrate a Soviet secret base to steal their state-of-the-art plane at the height of the Cold War.  Slow-moving and overlong, even though the aerial sequences are truly awesome and the movie itself is generally well made.

Firewall: ** 

Release Date: 2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director:
The bad guys mess with the wrong guy when they hold his family hostage and have him break into the security system that he designed so that they can get stinking rich.  This is mostly an action star vehicle for Harrison Ford's dwindling career.

First Blood: ** ½ 

Release Date: 1982
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ted Kotcheff
More of a psychological war-aftermath movie then a Rambo flick, and the movie itself can only partially capitalize upon that statement. This movie helped contribrute to Stallone's steady and sure rise to stardom. Murky filming, but generally well acted, and as a result, believable.

First Knight: **

Release Date: 1995
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jerry Zucker
It's entertaining enough when we watch it, but instantly forgettable once it's over.  What could have been a high-spirited, action, romantic adventure is turned into decidedly lightweight fare.

Fletch: * ½ 

Release Date: 1985
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Ritchie
Consistently unfunny comedy wear an investigative reporter goes undercover and brandishes a multitude of disguises.  Dull and slow-witted.

Flight of the Navigator: **

Release Date: 1986
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Randal Kleiser
Interesting premise is wasted by the fact that this is both unentertaininga nd unengaging.

Flight of the Phoenix: **
Release Date: 2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Moore
The Phoenix never really flies all that much in this pic.  Nice scenery shots of the desert, but the entire movie is flat and uninteresting.  This is a remake of the 1965 movie of the same name.

Flyboys: **

Release Date: 2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tony Bill
An interesting story about American fighter pilots in World War I.  The dogfighting scenes are all CGI, so it's looks entirely unconvincing.  Lots of action, high casualties, and not enough genuine depth into how the war had taken a toll on the pilots.

For a Few Dollars More: *** 

Release Date: 1965
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sergio Leone
Spaghetti western sequel improves the narrative over it's predecessor and features drama and action in slick, western, style.  Final act lets us down, but the music score continues to play for great effect.

For Your Eyes Only: *** ½ 

Release Date: 1981
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Glen
The best of the Roger Moore Bond films.  Numerous highlights include a ski chase involving motorcycles, a fight on a beach, a gunbattle at a shipyard and an intense scene of mountain climbing.

Forever Young: ** ½ 

Release Date: 1992
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steve Miner
Easily forgettable, but nevertheless somewhat charming.  For a time travel movie, it might just work quite fine.

French Kiss: ** ½ 

Release Date: 1995
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Predictable and formulaic, but nevertheless somewhat pleasing, and for that reason entertaining, in it's own right.  A fun little movie on it's own

From Russia with Love: ****

Release Date: 1963
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Terence Young
A Bond movie that works just as well as a Cold War thriller.  Of all the Bond's, this is the best crafted, the most eloquant, and the most resourceful.  Connery's autocratic performance keeps the film upright and on track.

The Fugitive: *** ½ 

Release Date: 1993
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Davis
Filled with excitement, action, drama and humor.  Extraorinaire acting and direction propel the film forward.  Fresh entertainment that never lets up it's intensity level.