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Richard Corliss, Time: OUTSTANDING "...aims at a high target -- it wants to be the 'Lawrence of Arabia' or 'Godfather' of international terrorist epics -- and almost hits it." (Read the full review...) 402 words, 10/22/10 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a rivetingly journalistic account of a scoundrel's rise and fall. Carlos (the superb Édgar Ramírez) is like Che Guevara reborn as a bomb-tossing hijacker." (Read the full review...) 56 words, 10/15/10 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...crawls hypnotically into the skin of this global assassin and astonishes you with its brazenly violent and sexual audacity.... It'll knock you sideways." (Read the full review...) 86 words, 10/15/10 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a terrifying portrait of an egomaniac who demands absolute obedience... a powerful film... There is a detail I must mention: I have never seen more smoking in a movie." (Read the full review...) 1,167 words, 12/02/10
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...creates an almost frenzied sense of history inexorably hurtling forward... shows history as it's happening, active and dynamic, rather than how it will be subsequently narrated." (Read the full review...) 1,454 words, 10/15/10 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT (cg) "...gripping accomplishment recalls 'Scarface' and 'Goodfellas,' but has a kinetic thrill that feels unique." (Read the full review...) 269 words, 10/15/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...cinematic genius... Assayas has created something so alive that in that communal darkness of a theater you almost choke on the cigarette smoke that thickens the air..." (Read the full review...) 1,230 words, 10/11/10 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...exciting... Ramirez's performance is never less than compelling, and Assayas' direction and eye for period detail are strong throughout." (Read the full review...) 503 words, 10/15/10 David Edelstein, New York Magazine: EXCELLENT "...a fluid and enthralling piece of work. I wasn't bored for a millisecond.... Édgar Ramírez gives a strange but magnetic performance..." (Read the full review...) 327 words, 10/11/10 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a terrifying portrait of an egomaniac who demands absolute obedience... a powerful film... There is a detail I must mention: I have never seen more smoking in a movie." (Read the full review...) 1,167 words, 12/02/10 Rob Nelson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "...a movie that one can somehow remember vividly for months.... immensely skillful and thoroughly immersive... adopts the classic rise, peak, and fall structure of old-style gangster drama." (Read the full review...) 831 words, 10/13/10 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a masterful sweep of history that sets a charismatic personality against the backdrop of the turbulent decades of the 1970s and 1980." (Read the full review...) 701 words, 10/22/10 Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a tour-de-force cinematic biography... a long and complex film (five and a half hours) that seems to go by in a series of vivid flashes." (Read the full review...) 601 words, 10/22/10 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...features some spectacular filmmaking and well-considered performances. But in a five-and-a-half-hour theatrical presentation, its top-heavy and exhausting..." (Read the full review...) 198 words, 10/21/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "...an epic biopic digging deep into a twisted personality who is part revolutionary, part charlatan, part sadist. Massive in scope, exhaustive in detail, psychologically penetrating..." (Read the full review...) 305 words, 10/29/10 Christopher Kelly, Dallas Morning News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the best film of 2010... it invites you to get completely lost in a vast, complex universe, populated with colorful characters and shocking twists." (Read the full review...) 776 words, 01/07/11 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...moves like a greyhound out of the gate, fleet and assured and focused on the business at hand. It's a subtle, ultimately staggering portrayal of a bloody-minded ideologue..." (Read the full review...) 932 words, 10/29/10 Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...plays like a documentary on steroids, with bursts of violence competing for screen time with Carlos' ever-enlarging ego." (Read the full review...) 334 words, 01/14/11 David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...monumental... meticulous... delivers nonstop action and makes its five-plus hours of running time fly by. It is one of the best pictures of the year." (Read the full review...) 362 words, 11/05/10 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...heroic moviemaking in every meaningful sense, with a truly stirring central performance and profoundly adept direction." (Read the full review...) 336 words, 11/19/10 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: OUTSTANDING (cg) "The term 'epic' often gets bandied around to describe movies that don't really fit the description. But Olivier Assayas' 'Carlos' is the real deal..." (Read the full review...) 819 words, 12/17/10
Rob Nelson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: EXCELLENT "...a movie that one can somehow remember vividly for months.... immensely skillful and thoroughly immersive... adopts the classic rise, peak, and fall structure of old-style gangster drama." (Read the full review...) 831 words, 10/13/10 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a three-part made-for-TV movie that offers compelling watching but not much insight." (Read the full review...) 159 words, 10/28/10 Scott Tobias, AV Club: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...there's no more ideal filmmaker to bring the story of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (a.k.a. 'Carlos,' a.k.a. 'The Jackal')... mostly tense and thrilling..." (Read the full review...) 452 words, 10/14/10 Nick Schager, Slant: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a meticulous chronological account of the mercenary's exploits, from his early days as a wannabe big shot... to his brazen OPEC raid." (Read the full review...) 1,513 words, 09/19/10 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...features some spectacular filmmaking and well-considered performances. But in a five-and-a-half-hour theatrical presentation, its top-heavy and exhausting..." (Read the full review...) 198 words, 10/21/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: OUTSTANDING "...shocking and edifying... stars the Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez in a phenomenal performance as the international terrorist of the '70s and '80s." (Read the full review...) 192 words, 10/15/10 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...creates an almost frenzied sense of history inexorably hurtling forward... shows history as it's happening, active and dynamic, rather than how it will be subsequently narrated." (Read the full review...) 1,454 words, 10/15/10 Anthony Lane, New Yorker: VERY GOOD "...its long haul becomes a gradual process of whittling... Olivier Assayas is more of a marathon man than a sprinter... you should catch the longer 'Carlos' if you can." (Read the full review...) 683 words, 10/18/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...cinematic genius... Assayas has created something so alive that in that communal darkness of a theater you almost choke on the cigarette smoke that thickens the air..." (Read the full review...) 1,230 words, 10/11/10 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: OUTSTANDING "...a tremendously absorbing blend of history, journalism and drama. As soon as it was over, I wanted to watch it again.... one of the signal cinematic works of our still-young century." (Read the full review...) 1,495 words, 10/14/10
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "...a spectacular achievement.... Dense in detail, rich in verisimilitude, displaying a focused grip on its material and fully trusting a smart audience to keep up..." (Read the full review...) 1,373 words, 05/20/10 Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: OUTSTANDING "...illuminating and engrossing... a tremendous achievement that shines a light on the way many countries use criminals to further their domestic and international goals." (Read the full review...) 580 words, 05/23/10 Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...cinematic genius... Assayas has created something so alive that in that communal darkness of a theater you almost choke on the cigarette smoke that thickens the air..." (Read the full review...) 1,230 words, 10/11/10 Patrick Z. McGavin, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...has buoyancy and speed that is absolutely enthralling.... a visually sophisticated movie that informs every frame with a tactile detail and emotional intensity." (Read the full review...) 1,162 words, 05/19/10 Manohla Dargis, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...creates an almost frenzied sense of history inexorably hurtling forward... shows history as it's happening, active and dynamic, rather than how it will be subsequently narrated." (Read the full review...) 1,454 words, 10/15/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: OUTSTANDING "...shocking and edifying... stars the Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez in a phenomenal performance as the international terrorist of the '70s and '80s." (Read the full review...) 192 words, 10/15/10
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