Who will win the Palme at Cannes? [2014 edition]

Xavier Dolan refused the Queer Palm for Laurence Anyways, a year ago, saying (i'm translating) that such a prize is disgusting, contributes to the fragmentation of the world and that its ostracizing.

I understand Mommy is pretty disgusting.

Everything I've heard about it from people I actually know and trust makes it sound like a howler.

Glenn Kenny wrote that Dolan puts the "terrible" into "enfant terrible." WTF at the praise...

It's really awful. Possibly his worst yet.

I don't know who Xavier Dolan is but I saw Mommy for some reason. Let's just say I'm never going to see one of his film's again... lol.

I thought it was gonna be like a hardcore art movie, I don't know why, but it's really broad and stupid... And not in a sick Road House kind of way. I wanted to walk out really bad... I knew that would be the case like 5 minutes in when it became clear that it was just gonna be the same scene repeated for 2 hours and 30 minutes. But I'm such a tightwad that I'll never walk out on any movie. Anyway this Stinker gets two thumb's down.

as Kenny points out, Dolasn def has the 'chops' to make high-paying Hollywood crap. And his next movie stars Susan Sarandon.

I actually thought a bunch of times during it that Dolan & Damien Chazelle should just make X-Men movies. I'm sure they think they're too good for it, but I've got news for them... they're not!!! Also I thought of the film I Am Sam which this has about as much integrity as

Actually Dolan has directed a couple of fine female performances, the leads in Laurence Anyways and I Killed My Mother (same actress as Mommy; still his best film too).

(Anne Dorval even does her best with this crap)

Yeah the lead lady in Mommy was really good. Maybe I lied about never seeing one of his movies again... maybe one day I'll check out the transgendered one starring the leather fannypack guy from A Summer Tale

I looooove him, but the performance was wobbly.

I actually liked about half of Laurence Anyways.