87
Metascore
45 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnThe movie is an impressively realized work of minimalist storytelling that foregrounds Redford's physicality more than any other role in his celebrated career. His performance defines the movie to an almost shockingly experimental degree.
- 91Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanChandor delivers pure cinema. Thrilling and adventuresome, this is a career highlight from the uniquely sympathetic Robert Redford.
- 90New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinIn his late seventies, Robert Redford has never held the camera as magnificently as he does in the survival-at-sea thriller All Is Lost.
- 83The PlaylistJessica KiangThe PlaylistJessica KiangAll Is Lost is a taut, superbly crafted addition to the survival story genre.
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA virtually wordless film that speaks with grave eloquence and simplicity about the human condition. Nothing here feels fancy or extraneous, least of all Redford’s superb performance.
- 80The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyUnimaginable as anything but a movie. It’s largely wordless, sombrely spectacular, vast and intimate at the same time, with a commitment to detailed physical reality that commands amazed attention for a tight hundred minutes.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyRedford, who can’t avoid exuding charisma, plays this role with utter naturalism and lack of histrionics or self-regard.
- 63Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerJ.C. Chandor creates an austere snapshot of human struggle, ingenuity, and perseverance, one that's predicated on Robert Redford's fantastic performance.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawRedford delivers a tour de force performance: holding the screen effortlessly with no acting support whatsoever.
- 60The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinThe film’s scope is limited, but as far as it goes, All Is Lost is very good indeed: a neat idea, very nimbly executed.