Washington Post by Ann Hornaday
Will probably appeal only to the most committed of Leigh fans.
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United Kingdom, France · 2002
Rated R · 2h 8m
Director Mike Leigh
Starring Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, James Corden, Alison Garland
Genre Comedy, Drama
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An acutely tragicomic depiction of the everyday lives of three working-class families in contemporary London. The mundane experiences of taxi drivers, nurses, cashiers, and those struggling to find a job are explored with a tender generosity, as they move through each day dealing with work, relationship problems, health issues, and familial strife.
Washington Post by Ann Hornaday
Will probably appeal only to the most committed of Leigh fans.
San Francisco Chronicle by Edward Guthmann
Leigh 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.
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
This feelbad movie makes you glad when it's over.
It'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.
New York Post by Megan Lehmann
Leigh'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.
Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow
An exhilarating movie about sadness and renewal.
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer
The 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.
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Leigh isn't breaking new ground, but he knows how a daily grind can kill love. Strong stuff.
The wealth of behavioral detail and observational humor make for some rewarding drama that will resonate with many viewers.
Grueling, heavy-handed, and surprisingly insight-free. For once, a gaggle of Leigh characters hasn't jelled beyond the level of its cast's conceits.
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