Cannes: Round-Up #6

Olivier Assayas delivers 319 minutes of revolution in Carlos.

Only a couple of these things left, but we seem to be getting bigger (and longer) films demanding all of the attention on the red carpet of the Grand Lumiere as the festival winds down.

First up is Olivier Assayas' Carlos, the 319-minute epic charting the rise-and-fall of real-life revolutionary Carlos the Jackal, and the reception has been overwhelming to this point. Reactions:

Anthony Breznican, USA Today: Review (positive)
Geoff Andrew, Time Out London: Review (mixed)
Justin Chang, Variety: Review (positive)
Jonathan Romney, ScreenDaily: Review (positive)
Todd McCarthy, IndieWire: Review (positive)
Jeff Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere: Review (positive)
Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist: Review (mixed)

Meanwhile, today's screening of Doug Liman's Fair Game, the only American film screening in competition this year starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, is being met warmly. Reactions:

Eric Kohn, IndieWire: Review (mixed)
Brad Brevet, Rope of Silicon: Review (positive)
Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist: Review (mixed)
Dave Calhoun, Time Out London: Review (positive)
Jeff Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere: Review (positive)
Anthony Breznican, USA Today: Review (positive)
Mark Adams, ScreenDaily: Review (mixed)
Justin Chang, Variety: Review (mixed)