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All or Nothing

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All or Nothing (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 86 Fresh: 71  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. All or Nothing's depiction of the working-class can be depressingly bleak, but the performances are wonderfully true to life. more
 
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
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 bittersweet slice-of-life drama conceived in Leigh's now legendary improvisational style, ALL... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

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

Director: Mike Leigh
Screenwriter: Mike Leigh
Producer: Simon Channing-Williams
Composer: Andrew Dickson

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 2, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

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Lazy, miserable and smug. This is one of the biggest disappointments of the year.

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

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On the surface, a dreary, knuckles-down tale of a working class London family.

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Mike Leigh goes spelunking in search of the English soul, finds gold.

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05/28/03 05:11 PM
John Anderson
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All Or Nothing may seem depressing, but in fact uplifts us.

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04/26/03 01:46 AM
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Grim but really good.

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02/27/03 06:58 PM
Mark Robison
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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 09:16 PM
Mark Dujsik
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There's no denying the downbeat nature of All or Nothing -- it's not a frivolous night at the movies. But the story of Phil and Penny wins you with its heart.

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01/31/03 03:14 PM
Jack Garner
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For close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed, mostly inarticulate, hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one.

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01/17/03 05:49 PM
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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