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45 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 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.