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(1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 39% Rotten Page   1   A- "It's a thundering character drama that charges headfirst into issues of responsibility and loss, permitting 100 minutes of screentime to stew in nerve-wracking declarations of pain."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf 2/5 "Even more than its lame dissection of white grief, Road has no moments of actual tension for a film that has been called, in many publications, a thriller."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin C ". A long overdue showdown between the distraught father and his son's killer set the climax, leaving the movie an overlong and threadbare exercise in stagnate motivations of should, would and can't."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "In Reservation Road, a clanking melodrama in which men suffer loss, grief, and guilt."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "...while the film is consistently entertaining, it never quite packs the emotional wallop that one might've hoped for..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "The pileup of coincidences makes this film inevitably seem like a car wreck... ."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "The film demands to be taken as a prestigious Oscar hopeful, but the material just doesn't have that level of potency; it's more akin to a slick but forgettable made-for-TV effort."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C+ "Centered around coincidences so extraordinary they pull me out of the film."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "George's thriller reveals itself to be nothing more than a by the numbers melodrama that's only saved by the excellent performances..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 2/4 "George sustains this lightweight soap opera with the predictable pap of a Lifetime channel movie...this particular Road is certainly under construction."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng C "Undoubtedly a sincere film, but...feels like a movie that's escaped from the Lifetime Network."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "Adds nothing new or fresh to our understanding of how individuals cope with the sudden and tragic death of a loved one."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "A flawed presentation of compelling material and intriguing characters."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "When Reservation Road sticks to the dramatic gut, it is a deeply moving and penetrating study in human frailty."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "Phoenix and Ruffalo probably signed on to Reservation thinking that parts this good were few and far between; they were right, and watching the two of them at work is the greatest pleasure Reservation Road has to offer."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 2.5/4 "A semi-absorbing but ultimately tiresome waiting game."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth D+ "fodder more suitable for a moralistic made-for-TV "after school special""   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "There are some really nice quiet moments, but George generally opts for the screaming and the uncontrollable sobbing one might think need accompany a film with Oscar aspirations."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 1.5/5 "prospathei na piasei ligo ap' ola, alla kataligei na min ehei kanenan sygkekrimeno stoho katholoy, i toylahiston kanenan sygkekrimeno poy na mporei na moirastei olokliromena mazi soy"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 2.5/4 "It's hard to watch two fine actors working themselves into a lather for so little reward -- manifest emotional turmoil notwithstanding, the way their dovetailing emotional crises play out is aridly schematic."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 3.5/5 "Never cloys about the grief process."   UR Chicago Magazine   Mark Dujsik "[P]owerful and pitiful performances... make it a must-see for fans of stars Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "It's a gripping enough subject matter that isn't exactly given an engaging or focused enough screenplay to be as powerful as it so desperately strives for."   Bronsonfive   Michael Ferraro 3/4 "In the elegaic, beautifully acted Reservation Road, both [Phoenix and Ruffalo] are trying to find a path toward wholeness and each will need the other to find it."   Chicago Sun-Times   Nell Minow B "But nuanced performances and an understated screenplay make it clear that these connections are here to underscore the way that that all of the relationships that define us are just a small part of the larger patterns that contain and sustain us all."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow "In the Bedroom redux, but squishier and stupider."   Cinematical   Nick Schager 2/5 "Um drama barato e maniqueísta que apela para truques narrativos rasos a fim de arrancar lágrimas do espectador e, assim, comprovar o próprio valor."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 2/5 "[T]o quote many other fathers, including my own, I'm not mad at Reservation Road, I'm just disappointed in it."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 2/5 "What starts as a sensitive, involving drama about grief and guilt annoyingly degenerates into a trite thriller."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "A good psychological and moral drama."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "Reservation Road is all about the darkness that lurks in the hearts of men, and although it's dark in there, all right, the power of redemption is always a possibility. This dour, ponderous picture just can't show the way."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 2/4 "A disappointing drama featuring paper thin female characters is rescued only by a superb performance from Mark Ruffalo."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 33) of 33 OFCS Rating: 39% Rotten Page   1