Reception Carlos (miniseries)

1 reception

1.1 carlos reaction , lawsuit
1.2 reaction @ cannes
1.3 later reviews
1.4 accolades

reception
carlos reaction , lawsuit

ilich ramirez sanchez, real-life carlos , saw extracts of assayas film , lawyer threatened legal action prevent general release, arguing prejudice future trial hearings carlos faces trial @ least 4 more attacks in france. read screenplay , criticized deliberate falsifications of history, , lies . unhappy sequence depicting hostage-taking gang @ 1975 opec conference in vienna , how methods depicted: showing hysterical men waving submachine guns , threatening people ridiculous, insisted. things didn t happen that. these professionals, commandos of high standard . lawyer tried block film s release, arguing carlos had right see beforehand, judge dismissed complaint on grounds violated assayas freedom of expression. lawyer plans bring 2 more lawsuits, 1 argues film breaches pre-trial judicial secrecy laws , second demands carlos paid royalties life s role in providing material scriptwriters.

reaction @ cannes

carlos has received widespread critical acclaim ramirez s performance being praised. review aggregation website rotten tomatoes gives film score of 93% based on reviews 59 critics, average score of 8.1/10. metacritic gave film weighted score of 94/100, based on 30 critics, ranks universal acclaim . indiewire s todd mccarthy found film dynamic, convincing , revelatory account of notorious revolutionary terrorist s career rivets attention during every 1 of 321 minutes , praised assayas ever-propulsive style creates extraordinary you-are-there sense of verisimilitude, while edgar ramirez inhabits title role arrogant charisma of brando in prime. s astonishing film . in review los angeles times, steven zeitchik wrote, how olivier assayas carlos? think of bourne identity more substance, or munich more of pulse, , begin have sense of french filmmaker accomplished globetrotting , epic @ 1 man s rise station of international guerrilla leader , terrorist celebrity . in review usa today, anthony breznican wrote, closest cousin carlos, cinematically speaking, might there blood – epic view inside mind of twisted humanity . in review time out london, geoff andrew wrote, certainly, film doesn t feel television. s shot in scope, boasts fleet way narrative, camera movement , cutting characteristic of assayas @ best , has sense of scale, depth , seriousness of purpose cinematic , felt third , final part runs out of steam little . sight , sound magazine s nick james called film, breathtaking political epic , , felt there were, brilliant scenes aplenty . in review village voice, j. hoberman wrote, carlos gripping stuff, despite incongruously fashionable rock soundtrack , grossly over-played final section. extended account of opec caper includes festival s best hour of filmmaking side of godard s film socialisme , make terrific movie in own right .

however, entertainment weekly magazine s owen gleiberman wrote, electrifying of is, wish assayas had made carlos @ once shorter , richer. wish more episodic series of galvanizingly staged plots , executions , mishaps . in review boston globe, wesley morris felt film was, hardly dumb. peaks , never returns sharper ideas , sharper filmmaking of second of 3 sections . time magazine s richard corliss wrote, , carlos, while matching coppola , lean films in length , breadth, misses out on depth ... no masterpiece, assayas movie fast-paced, knowing trip through 2 decades of violence on 2 continents . in review new york times, manohla dargis wrote, played mr. ramirez jolts of charisma and, smartly, little of usual movie-star charm – if not depth or nuance – carlos difficult character on hang such ambitious, inherently cumbersome tale .

later reviews

in review new york magazine, david edelstein wrote, in retrospect, s bit of blur, , might opt see assayas condensed version (alternating in theaters), clocks in @ trim 2 , half hours. go whole shebang. shot shot, scene scene, s fluid , enthralling piece of work. wasn’t bored millisecond . in review los angeles times, betsy sharkey wrote, in end collaboration between ramirez , assayas creates fiercely astute portrait of terrorist neither romanticizes nor demonizes him, rather dismantles myth take measure of man underneath. brings searing insight days of guerrilla-warfare-writ-large style of attack evolve sort of terrorism fear today . however, in review washington post, hank stuever wrote, result beautiful film requires hardy , determined viewer. assume recognize , follow each , every event , historical players portrayed in carlos must have worked in foreign diplomacy when rest of busy watching fonz . in review sixties, christina gerhardt wrote, carlos makes 2 contributions films 1970s terrorism stand out. first, film shows terrorism s international relays ... second, [it shows] carlos charismatic , enticing, utterly selfish , abusive .

accolades

Édgar ramírez in paris in 2011, receiving césar award promising actor performance carlos.

carlos earned high placements in of major critics polls in 2010. voted best film of year in film comment s annual critics poll, while both film , assayas placed second best picture , best director in separate polls conducted indiewire , village voice. ramirez won best lead performance in same indiewire poll while placing second in village voice best lead actor.

carlos later nominated 2 golden globe awards, 1 best miniseries or tv movie , ramirez best actor in miniseries. won 2011 golden globe award best miniseries or television film. however, because released on french television before theatrical distribution, ineligible academy awards.

at french césar awards 2011, Édgar ramírez awarded, film version of tv series, césar award promising actor.

edgar ramirez nominated primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor in miniseries or movie, portrait of carlos.