Cannes: Round-Up #5

Javier Bardem in Biutiful.

Around the web reactions to the hotly contested and divisive competition heavyweight, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Biutiful. Reactions from yesterday:

Brad Brevet, Rope of Silicon: Review (positive)
Eric Kohn, IndieWire: Review (negative)
Justin Chang, Variety: Review (mixed)
Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter: Review (positive)
Jonathan Romney, ScreenDaily: Review (negative)
Dave Calhoun, Time Out London: Review (mixed)
Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist: Review (negative)
Sasha Stone, AwardsDaily: Review (positive)
Jeff Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere: Review (positive)
Guy Lodge, InContention: Review (mixed)

Meanwhile, just after the Biutiful screening was Stephen Frears' comparatively springy Tamara Drewe, playing out of competition. Reactions were mixed, but nobody is exactly laying down for it:

Gemma Arterton in Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe.

Jeff Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere: Review (negative)
Mark Adams, ScreenDaily: Review (positive)
Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter: Review (positive)
Leslie Felperin, Variety: Review (mixed-positive)
Geoff Andrew, Time Out London: Review (mixed)
Brad Brevet, Rope of Silicon: Review (negative)

Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy, as part of the competition portion of the festival and which screened later in the day, has a willing and loyal group of followers already, despite a spattering of boos after the screening. Reactions:

Tuscan romance in Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy.

Brad Brevet, Rope of Silicon: Review (positive)
Geoff Andrew, Time Out London: Review (positive)
Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist: Review (positive)
Deborah Young, HollywoodReporter: Review (positive)
Lee Marshall, ScreenDaily: Review (positive)
Jeff Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere: Review (negative)
Guy Lodge, InContention: Review (positive)

That's it for now. Still much more to come from Cannes and I'll be updating as soon as I can.