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All or Nothing (2002)

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Reviews Counted:87

Fresh:72

Rotten:15

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: All or Nothing's depiction of the working-class can be depressingly bleak, but the performances are wonderfully true to life.

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Following 1999's Oscar-nominated period piece TOPSY-TURVY, acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the familiar terrain of modern, working-class London with ALL OR NOTHING. Yet another... Following 1999's Oscar-nominated period piece TOPSY-TURVY, acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the familiar terrain of modern, working-class London with ALL OR NOTHING. Yet another bittersweet slice-of-life drama conceived in Leigh's now legendary improvisational style, ALL OR NOTHING follows a group of dysfunctional families living in a London housing project who seem to have lost any glimmer of optimism and hope. Phil Bassett (Timothy Spall) works as a cab driver, while his wife Penny (Lesley Manville) holds a job as a clerk in a Safeway. Their two kids, Rachel (Alison Garland) and Rory (James Corden), are overweight and friendless. Nearby, Ron (Paul Jesson) and Carol (Marion Bailey) drink themselves into oblivion every night, while their sex-charged daughter Samantha (Sally Hawkins) attempts to conquer every boy on the block. Next door to them, Penny's coworker Maureen (Ruth Sheen) watches over her daughter, Donna (Helen Coker), who has been impregnated by her bitter, abusive boyfriend. In typical Leigh fashion, each character trudges through the muck of everyday existence, until a minor revelation sparks an understanding that brings hope to their sour lives. Featuring impeccably realized performances by the ensemble cast--most notably Spall and Manville--Leigh's film pays tribute to the exasperating institution of family. [More]

Starring: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Sally Hawkins

Starring: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Sally Hawkins, Alison Garland, James Corden, Helen Coker, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson

Director: Mike Leigh

Director: Mike Leigh
Screenwriter: Mike Leigh
Producer: Simon Channing Williams,
Composer: Andrew Dickson
Studio: MGM/UA

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12/30/06
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06/24/06
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12/15/03
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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Lazy, miserable and smug. This is one of the biggest disappointments of the year.

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10/22/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
10/19/02
Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker
This is London

Leigh succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing.

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10/03/02
Jamie Russell
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10/02/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

It's all quite tough going, but the actors make it difficult to look away.

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01/27/09
Michael Dequina
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
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On the surface, a dreary, knuckles-down tale of a working class London family.

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02/01/04
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Mike Leigh goes spelunking in search of the English soul, finds gold.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
05/28/03
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

All Or Nothing may seem depressing, but in fact uplifts us.

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04/26/03
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04/18/03
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Grim but really good.

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02/27/03
Mark Robison
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal

There’s an extended scene (the film’s penultimate one) in the family’s apartment with a level of verisimilitude that I doubt I’ll ever forget.

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02/02/03
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