indieWIRE has a pretty interesting review up, not to mention a pretty funny - because it's fitting - headline.

In terms of the political/social engagement of competition films at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, it isn't too much of a stretch to say that Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York" makes Arnaud Desplechin's dysfunctional family drama "A Christmas Tale" look like "Che," or even "Waltz With Bashir."

...The early festival "buzz" on "Synecdoche" was a little dubious, as potential buyers (the film still hasn't acquired a U.S. distributor) were reported as being less than lukewarm on the film. Their reaction can't be blamed on the actual artistic quality of the picture, but rather its defining atmosphere, which is thoroughly bleak even at its most comic. (Source)