The Associated Press weigns in with a look at the competition titles vying for prizes, writing that the press seemed underwhelmed, it singles out a few contenders:

In the leading pack are Canadian director David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" and Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke's "Cache." Based on the "clapometer," or audience reactions at the press and official screenings, Germany's Wim Wenders and "Don't Come Knocking" could steal it at the last, shown as it was late on Thursday. American Jim Jarmusch is a contender with his "Broken Flowers," starring Bill Murray, as are Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne with their gritty "L'Enfant."