Archive Reviews (P-R)


P2 (2007, Thriller-Horror) Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley
The Pacifier (2005, Comedy-Action) Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham
The Painted Veil (2006, Drama-Romance) Naomi Watts, Edward Norton
Palmetto Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Shue
Panic Room Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker
Pan's Labyrinth (2006, War-Fantasy) Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez
Paparazzi (2004, Thriller) Cole Hauser, Tom Sizemore
The Paper (1994, Comedy-Drama) Michael Keaton, Glenn Close
Para Para Sakura (2001, Comedy-Musical) Aaron Kwok, Cecilia Cheung
The Parent Trap
 (1998, Comedy-Romance) Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid
Paris, I Love You (2006, Comedy-Drama) Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Partner(s)
(2005, Comedy-Romance) Jay Harrington, Julie Bowen
Partners (2002, Action-Thriller) Eric Tsang, Simon Yam
Party Girl
(1995, Comedy-Romance) Parker Posey, Guillermo Diaz
Patch Adams Robin Williams, Monica Potter
Pathfinder (2007, Action-Adventure) Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood
Patriot Games Harrison Ford, Anne Archer
Patton
George C. Scott, Karl Malden
The Patriot
Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger
Payback
Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry
Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut (2006, Action-Comedy) Mel Gibson, Maria Bello
Paycheck (2003, Sci Fi-Thriller) Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart
Pay It Forward (2000, Drama-Romance) Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt
PCU
(1994, Comedy) Jeremy Piven, David Spade
Pearl Harbor
Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett
Peeping Tom (1960, Thriller-Drama) Karlheinz Bohm, Anna Massey
Pecker
(1998, Comedy) Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985, Comedy-Adventure) Paul Reubens, E.G. Daily
Penelope (2006, Fantasy-Romance) Christina Ricci, James McAvoy
People I Know (2002, Drama-Comedy) Al Pacino, Ryan O'Neal
Perfect Blue (1997, Thriller-Animation) Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto (voices)
Perfect Creature (2006, Sci Fi-Horror) Saffron Burrows, Dougray Scott
The Perfect Man (2005, Comedy-Romance) Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear
A Perfect Murder (1998, Thriller) Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow
The Perfect Score
(2004, Comedy-Thriller) Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
The Perfect Storm (2000, Adventure-Drama) George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg
Perfect Stranger (2007, Thriller-Mystery) Halle Berry, Bruce Willis
A Perfect World (1993, Drama-Thriller) Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006, Fantasy-Thriller) Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman
Permanent Midnight (1998, Drama-Comedy) Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley
The Phantom
(1996, Action-Adventure) Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson
Phantom of the Paradise
(1974, Musical-Comedy) William Finley, Paul Williams
Phantoms (1998, Thriller-Horror) Peter O'Toole, Ben Affleck
Phenomenon
(1996, Drama-Fantasy) John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984, Sci Fi-Thriller) Michael Pare, Nancy Allen
Phone Booth (2002, Thriller) Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland (voice)
Pi (1998, Thriller-Sci Fi) Sean Gulette, Mark Margolis
The Pianist (2002, Drama-War) Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
The Piano (1993, Drama-Romance) Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel
The Piano Teacher (2001, Drama) Isabelle Huppert, Benoit Magimel
Pieces of April
(2003, Comedy-Drama) Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson
The Pink Panther (2006, Comedy-Mystery) Steve Martin, Kevin Kline
Pipe Dream (2002, Comedy-Romance) Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006, Action-Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Adventure-Fantasy) Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom
Pitch Black (2000, Sci Fi-Thriller) Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell
Pittsburgh (2006, Comedy-Documentary) Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr.

Planet of the Apes
(2001, Sci Fi-Action) Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth
Played (2006, Drama-Thriller) Mick Rossi, Patrick Bergin
The Player (1992, Thriller-Comedy) Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi
Playing by Heart
(1998, Drama-Romance) Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie
Playing for Keeps
(1986, Comedy-Musical) Danny Jordano, Matthew Penn
The Pleasure Drivers (2005, Thriller-Comedy) Lauren Holly, Angus Macfadyen
The Pledge (2001, Drama-Thriller) Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro
Point Break (1991, Action-Thriller) Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze
The Polar Express (2004, Animation-Fantasy) Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara (voices)
Police Academy
(1984, Comedy-Action) Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
(1985, Comedy-Action) Steve Guttenberg, David Graf
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
(1986, Comedy-Action) Steve Guttenberg, Art Metroni
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
(1987, Comedy-Action) Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
(1988, Comedy-Action) George Gaynes, G.W. Bailey
Police Story (1985, Action-Comedy) Jackie Chan, Brigette Lin
Police Story 2 (1988, Action-Comedy) Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
Poltergeist
(1982, Horror-Thriller) JoBeth WIlliams, Craig T. Nelson
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, Horror-Fantasy) Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams
Poolhall Junkies (2002, Drama) Mars Callahan, Chazz Palminteri
Poseidon (2006, Adventure-Action) Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell
Il Postino (1994, Drama-Romance) Phillippe Noiret, Massimo Troisi
The Postman
(1997, Action-Sci Fi) Kevin Costner, Will Patton
The Postman Always Rings Twice
(1981, Drama-Thriller) Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange
The Powerpuff Girls Movie   (2002, Animation-Action) Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily (voices)
Practical Magic (1998, Fantasy-Mystery) Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman
A Prairie Home Companion (2006, Comedy-Musical) Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline
Preaching to the Perverted (1997, Comedy-Drama) Guinevere Turner, Christien Anholt
Predator (1987, Action-Sci Fi) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers
Predator 2 (1990, Action-Sci Fi) Danny Glover, Gary Busey
Prelude to a Kiss
(1992, Romance-Fantasy) Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan
Premium (2006, Comedy-Romance) Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana
Premonition (2004, Fantasy-Horror) Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai
Premonition (2007, Thriller-Fantasy) Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon
The Presidio (1988, Action-Thriller) Mark Harmon, Sean Connery
The Prestige (2006, Thriller-Sci Fi) Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale
Presumed Innocent (1990, Drama-Thriller) Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy
Pretty Cool (2001, Comedy-Fantasy) Will Burke, Gerard Karsenty
Pretty in Pink (1986, Romance-Drama) Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer

Pretty Woman (1990, Comedy-Romance) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts
Pride & Prejudice
(2003, Comedy-Romance) Kam Heskins, Orlando Seale
Pride & Prejudice
(2005, Drama-Romance) Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen
Primary Colors (1998, Comedy-Drama) John Travolta, Emma Thompson
Prime
(2005, Romance-Drama) Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg
The Prince & Me
(2004, Romance-Comedy) Julia Stiles, Luke Mably
The Prince of Egypt Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes (voices)
The Princess and the Warrior
Franka Potente, Benno Furmann
The Princess Bride (1987, Comedy-Fantasy) Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin
Princess Mononoke (1997, Fantasy-Adventure) Billy Crudup, Claire Danes (voices)
The Prisoner Tony Leung, Sammo Hung
Private Lessons (1981, Comedy-Thriller) Eric Brown, Sylvia Kristel
Private School
(1983, Comedy-Romance) Phoebe Cates, Matthew Modine
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005, Drama-Comedy) Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson
Prizzi's Honor (1985, Comedy-Thriller) Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner
Prodigal Son
(1983, Action-Comedy) Yuen Biao, Lam Ching Ying
The Producers (1968, Comedy-Musical) Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder
The Professionals (1966, Western-Action) Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster

The Projectionist
(1971, Comedy-Drama) Chuck McCann, Rodney Dangerfield
Proof
(2005, Drama) Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal
The Proposition (2005, Western-Drama) Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone
Protocol
(1984, Comedy) Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon
P.S.
(2004, Drama-Romance) Laura Linney, Topher Grace
P.S. I Love You (2007, Drama-Romance) Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler
Psycho (1998, Thriller-Horror) Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche
PTU (2003, Action-Thriller) Suet Lam, Simon Yam
PTU FIle - Death Trap (2005, Action-Thriller) Kristy Yang, Anya
Pulp Fiction
(1994, Thriller-Drama) John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson
Pulse
(2001, Horror-Thriller) Haruhiko Kato, Kumiko Aso
Pulse (2006, Horror-Sci Fi) Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder
Punch (2002, Drama) Michael Riley, Sonja Bennett
Punch-Drunk Love (2002, Comedy-Drama) Adam Sandler, Emily Watson
The Punisher (1989, Action) Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr.
The Punisher
(2004, Action-Thriller) Thomas Jane, John Travolta
Purple Rain (1984, Drama-Musical) Prince, Apollonia Kotero
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985, Comedy-Romance) Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, Drama) Will Smith, Jaden Smith
Pushing Tin (1999, Comedy-Drama) John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton

The Queen (2006, Drama) Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen
The Quick and the Dead (1995, Western-Action) Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman
Quick Change
(1990, Comedy-Thriller) Bill Murray, Geena Davis
The Quiet American (2002, Drama-Thriller) Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser
Quiz Show Ralph Fiennes, Rob Morrow

Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002, Adventure-Drama) Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977, Animation-Family) Duncan Watson, Stuart Brotman (voices)
The Rachel Papers
(1989, Comedy-Romance) Dexter Fletcher, Ione Skye
Racing Stripes (2005, Comedy-Adventure) Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere
Radio (2003, Drama) Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris
Radio Days
(1987, Comedy-Drama) Seth Green, Mia Farrow
Raging Sharks
(2005, Action-Sci Fi) Corin Nemec, Vanessa Angel
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981, Action-Adventure) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
Rain Man (1988, Drama) Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman
Raising Helen (2004, Comedy-Romance) Kate Hudson, John Corbett
Rambo: First Blood Part II
(1985, Action-War) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
Rambo III (1988, Action-War) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
Random Hearts (1999, Drama-Romance) Harrison Ford, Kirsten Scott Thomas
Ransom (1996, Thriller-Drama) Mel Gibson, Rene Russo
Ransom Express (2000, Thriller-Action) Eric Wan, Alice Chan
Rat Race
(2001, Comedy) Breckin Meyer, Jon Lovitz
Ray
(2004, Drama) Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington
Read My Lips (2001, Thriller-Drama) Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Cassel
Ready to Rumble (2000, Comedy) David Arquette, Oliver Platt
Reality Bites
(1994, Comedy-Drama) Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke
The Reaping (2007, Horror-Thriller) Hilary Swank, Idris Elba
Rear Window (1954, Mystery-Thriller) James Stewart, Grace Kelly
Rear Window
(1998, Mystery-Thriller) Christopher Reeve, Darryl Hannah
Rebecca
(1940, Romance-Thriller) Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine
Rebound (2005, Comedy-Family) Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson
The Recruit (2003, Action-Thriller) Colin Farrell, Al Pacino
Red Dragon (2002, Thriller-Drama) Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins
Red-Eye (2005, Thriller-Action) Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy
Red Planet (2000, Sci Fi-Action) Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore
Red Rock West
(1992, Crime-Thriller) Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle
The Red Violin (1998, Drama) Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi
Red Water
(2003, Thriller-Action) Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson
The Reef (2006, Animation-Adventure) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rob Schneider (voices)
Reefer Madness Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig
Real Women Have Curves America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros
Reign of Fire Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale
Reindeer Games Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise
The Remains of the Day (1993, Drama) Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson
Remember the Titans
Denzel Washington, Will Patton
Reno 911: Miami (2007, Comedy-Action) Thomas Lennon, Niecy Nash
Rent (2005, Musical-Drama) Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal
Repechage (1997, Comedy-Romance) Jang Dong-kun, Kim Hee-seon
The Replacement Killers Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino
The Replacements Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman
Reservoir Dogs
Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth
Resident Evil (2002, Action-Horror) Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004, Action-Horror) Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory
Return of the Jedi (1983, Fantasy-Sci Fi) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
Return to Me (2000, Comedy-Romance) David Duchovny, Minnie Driver
Revenge of the Nerds
(1984, Comedy) Anthony Edwards, Robert Carradine
Reversal of Fortune
(1990, Drama-Mystery) Ron Silver, Jeremy Irons
Rich and Strange (1931, Comedy-Romance) Henry Kendall, Joan Barry
Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (1982, Comedy) Richard Pryor
Richie Rich (1994, Comedy-Adventure) Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette
Rick
(2003, Drama-Comedy) Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford
Riders (2002, Action-Crime) Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005, Drama) Ken Takakura, Shinobu Terajima
Riding Giants (2004, Documentary) Greg Noll, Jeff Clark
Riding the Bullet
(2004, Horror-Thriller) Jonathan Jackson, Barbara Hershey
The Ring (2002, Horror-Thriller) Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson
The Ringer (2005, Comedy) Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl
The Ring Two
(2005, Horror-Mystery) Naomi Watts, David Dorfman
A River Runs Through It (1992, Drama) Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt
Road Games
(1981, Thriller) Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis
Roadhouse 66
(1984, Comedy-Action) Judge Reinhold, Willem Dafoe
Road Rage
(2000, Thriller-Action) Casper Van Dien, Danielle Brett
Road to Perdition (2002, Drama-Thriller) Tom Hanks, Paul Newman
Road Trip (2000, Comedy) Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott
The Road Warrior Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence
Robin Hood
(1973, Animated Adventure) Brian Bedford, Peter Ustinov (voices)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991, Adventure-Action) Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman
RoboCop (1987, Action-Sci Fi) Peter Weller, Ronny Cox
RoboCop 2 (1990, Sci Fi-Action) Peter Weller, Tom Noonan
RoboCop 3 (1993, Action-Sci Fi) Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen
Robots (2005, Animation-Comedy) Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams
The Rock
(1996, Action-Thriller) Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery
Rock Star
(2001, Comedy-Drama) Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston
Rocky
(1976, Drama-Romance) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
Rocky II
(1979, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
Rocky III
(1982, Drama-Action) Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T
Rocky IV
(1985, Action-Drama) Sylvester Stallon, Dolph Lundgren
Rocky V
(1990, Drama-Action) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire
Rocky Balboa (2006, Drama-Action) Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young
Roger Dodger Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg
Rollerball (1975) James Caan, John Houseman
Rollerball (2002)
Chris Klein, Jean Reno
Roller Boogie
(1979, Drama-Comedy) Jim Bray, Linda Blair
Rollercoaster
(1977, Thriller-Drama) George Segal, Timothy Bottoms
Romancing the Stone (1984, Adventure-Romance) Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner
Roman Holiday
(1953, Romance-Comedy) Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck
Romeo + Juliet (1996, Drama-Romance) Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes
Romeo Must Die
Jet Li, Aaliyah
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow
Ronin
Robert Deniro, Jean Reno
The Rookie (1990, Action-Thriller) Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen
The Rookie
(2002)
Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths
Rope (1948, Thriller-Drama) John Dall, Farley Granger
Rouge Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung
Rounders Matt Damon, Edward Norton
Royal Faceoff (2006, Comedy-Adventure) Alyssa Bernier, Gary Allen
Royal Tramp Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat
Royal Tramp 2
(1992, Action-Comedy) Stephen Chow, Bridgette Lin
R.S.V.P.
(2002, Thriller) Rick Otto, Brandi Andres
The Rules of Attraction
(2002, Drama-Comedy) James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon
Rules of Engagement (2000, Thriller-War) Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson
Rumor Has It...
(2005, Comedy-Romance) Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner
Runaway
(1984, Sci Fi-Thriller) Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons
Runaway Bride Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
Runaway Jury
(2003, Thriller-Drama) John Cusack, Gene Hackman
Runaway Train
(1985, Action-Thriller) Jon Voight, Eric Roberts
The Rundown
(2003, Action-Comedy) The Rock, Seann William Scott
Run Lola Run Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu
Running Mates
(1992, Comedy-Romance) Diane Keaton, Ed Harris
Running Out of Time Andy Lau, Lau Ching Wan
Running Out of Time 2 Lau Ching Wan, Ekin Cheng
Running Scared (1986, Action-Comedy) Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines
Running Scared
(2006, Thriller-Action) Paul Walker, Cameron Bright
Running with Scissors (2006, Comedy-Drama) Joseph Cross, Annette Bening
Rush Hour Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
Rush Hour 2
Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
Rushmore
Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
R.V. (2006, Comedy-Adventure) Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines