Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Red_Identity It's kinda shocking to see the reviews and the reception this got. Good reviews and reception, yes, but in comparison to Mike Leigh's other 2000s work, it's sort of surprising. Not sure why though, although I guess there's less of a clear narrative to go from here, certainly unlike something like Vera Drake. The performances from mike Leigh's regular, recurring cast are great. It's nice to see timothy Spall and Lesley Manville doing some strong work together. The film is well-done in every respect as well, never really calling attention to itself in any way and allowing the events of the plot, of these characters' lives, to transpire organically and naturally. This is definitely recommended to his fans

valleyjohn You have to be certain type of person to like Mike Leigh's movies. They are never very cheery simply because they are about real people and generally working class people at that. I find his films fascinating and All or Nothing is no different. Leigh tends to use the same actors in many of his films and because they know exactly how he works ,the film works also. This movie is pretty grim even by his standards but not grim in a bad way ( if that makes any sense!). Timothy Spall is superb as a downtrodden taxi Driver who's life is in the doldrums as is the rest of his family. This must have been one of James Corden's first appearances on screen and he's not bad at all. Daniel Mays is particularly brutal too. If you like films about people and their day to day troubles you will love this. It feels almost as if you are intruding on these characters private lives and they are lives that you wouldn't particularly want yourself.

Findoz I will not write a lot about the story since so much is already said in the preceding comments. However I will tell how I came to watch it. It was very late one weekday night and the rest of the family had gone to bed. I was dead tired and just about to turn off the TV - and there was this film, All Or Nothing, about to begin in one of the two non-commercial public service channels (which might be one explanation why it transfixed me - no interruptions with inane requests to buy anti-wrinkle cream). And I was just completely enthralled! I was dreadfully tired, my eyes were red and swollen from exhaustion but I just couldn't stop watching. When the movie was finished at around two o'clock my eyes were also red and swollen from crying - and yet I was completely sober and so unprepared for this absolutely gripping film experience with the most wonderful actors. One of the best ever!

tings72 Mike Leigh, in my opinion, is the greatest director ever! He needs no animations, CGI, big named stars or million dollar budgets to produce films of pure, simple genius. All or Nothing is no exception and is proving that as he ages his films have gotten better and better.All or Nothing reminds me of life on a council estate as I remember it when I was a kid. There used to be flats on our estate that, although not the same in appearance, where practically the same in their inhabitants: the drunk family, the quiet family (Phil's and Penny's family), the druggie families, the slightly odd kid, the angry violent boyfriend, the single mum with foul-mouth daughter. They were all there. Anyone who knows life on an estate like this would wonder how Mike Leigh can put together such an accurate snapshot into the lives of these families.Mike's films are totally captivating. To some, it might appear like nothing really happens in them, but what I see in them is a reality that is like nothing else on film. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes so almost unwatchably painful but never, ever dull or predictable.Once you're a Mike Leigh fan you're taken to a different level. I just can't take American movies seriously anymore.