
Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, aka 'Carlos,' is a Venezuelan-born Marxist revolutionary who aligns himself with the Palestinian cause and becomes the world's most notorious terrorist. He leads assaults on the meeting of OPEC ministers, taking them hostage and flying them from country to country seeking asylum, one of the most daring acts of terrorism in history. From his earliest days as an apprentice in the revolutionary movement to his subsequent downfall, Carlos becomes a figure o... (Full plot summary below)
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Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, aka 'Carlos,' is a Venezuelan-born Marxist revolutionary who aligns himself with the Palestinian cause and becomes the world's most notorious terrorist. He leads assaults on the meeting of OPEC ministers, taking them hostage and flying them from country to country seeking asylum, one of the most daring acts of terrorism in history. From his earliest days as an apprentice in the revolutionary movement to his subsequent downfall, Carlos becomes a figure of legend.
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| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirIt's a tremendously absorbing blend of history, journalism and drama. As soon as it was over, I wanted to watch it again. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChristopher KellyCarlos deserves mention alongside the greatest suspense thrillers ever made. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectLike "The Baader-Meinhof Complex", this is a largely pointless exercise meant to deliver the same kind of cheap thrills as "Bonnie and Clyde" or the Mesrine flicks. At least with straight-ahead gangster movies, you don't get the liberal moralizing. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesI haven't seen the shorter version, but I would hate to lose one moment of the gripping 66-minute sequence-really the heart of the movie-in which Carlos plots and executes his spectacular 1975 raid on the meeting of OPEC ministers in Vienna. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerOlivier Assayas's ambitious biography of the Venezuelan-born terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal features some spectacular filmmaking and well-considered performances. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfThough it runs an epic five-and-a-half hours (it was made for French TV), Carlos books like no film since "Goodfellas." You will not be bored, ever. |
| Village VoiceRob NelsonCarlos is nevertheless a movie that one can somehow remember vividly for months. Much of this power is due to the whiplash widescreen cinematography (oft-mistaken for DV), the hopped-up editing, and, not least, Ramirez's aptly arrogant, fully transfixing, Method-style turn. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyA preening terrorist for the Me generation, his primary drive was vanity and his main professional asset an absence of empathy. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersCarlos isn't just the best movie of the year, it is arguably one of the single greatest motion picture I have ever seen. |
| VarietyJustin ChangBravura narrative filmmaking on a hugely ambitious scale, Carlos is a spectacular achievement. |