72
Metascore
31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowAn exhilarating movie about sadness and renewal.
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannLeigh's uncanny ability to mine emotional truth packs the usual punch. And the trademark flashes of humor sprinkled throughout ease the bleakness of the landscape.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannLeigh doesn't sentimentalize these tragic, dead-end lives but allows his characters to be ugly and stupid, to make horrendous mistakes. Sometimes they're laughable, and yet there's never the sense that Leigh is mocking them.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversLeigh isn't breaking new ground, but he knows how a daily grind can kill love. Strong stuff.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyThe wealth of behavioral detail and observational humor make for some rewarding drama that will resonate with many viewers.
- 70The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt's a hard-won comfort, found here over a bleak stretch of days, but All Or Nothing makes it look like the best life has to offer.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrGrueling, heavy-handed, and surprisingly insight-free. For once, a gaggle of Leigh characters hasn't jelled beyond the level of its cast's conceits.
- 60Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayWill probably appeal only to the most committed of Leigh fans.
- 50Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThis feelbad movie makes you glad when it's over.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerThe empathy never lifts off -- never becomes poetry. It doesn't help that Leigh indulges his unfortunate habit of larding the soundtrack with draggy, mournful music, heavy on the cello.