We divided the 20 films that competed for the top prize, the Palme d’Or, at the 2017 Cannes Film Fest, into four categories.
Overall, the lineup was mediocre, with very few highlights, possibly only one masterpiece, and many average features.
Strong Films: (***** out of *****): 2
120 Beats Per Minute (French)
Loveless (Russian)
Good Films (***/**** out of *****): 4
Good Time (US)
Okja
The Square (winner of Palme D’Or)
You Were Never There (Ramsay)
Mediocre Films (**/**** out of *****): 11
The Beguiled (US, Coppola)
Day After, The
Gentle Creature
Happy End (M. Haneke)
In the Fade (F. Akin)
Ismail’s Ghosts (Desplechin)
Jupiter’s Moon
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Lanthimos)
The Meyerowitz Stories (US, Baumbach))
Radiance
Wonderstruck (US, Todd Haynes)
Weak Films (* out of *****): 3
L’Amant Double (Ozon)
Le Redoubtable
Rodin (France, Doillon)
