It’s engaging, thrilling and speaks to something about the human spirit that is inspiring. Easily one of the year’s best indie films.

| Aug 19, 2024

All is Lost is a commendable and engaging motion picture, but also a rare achievement in spare filmmaking.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 22, 2022

With only a man, a boat, and the vast sea, Chandor shows his versatility as a filmmaker by embracing the confines of his environment and making a movie that feels grander than it may be.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

Commanding the screen without his smile and very few words, Redford gives an acting clinic on screen presence in this exhilarating and striking survival drama.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2022

The rest of the film is an almost entirely dialogue free exercise in man's determination and will to survive, a harrowing film that sees the tension ramp up as the runtime and specter of death increases...

| Apr 14, 2021

All Is Lost is about man's struggle against the world and society. The problems that we face as we get older, highlighting that there is never a satisfying or easy answer, that happy endings aren't always guaranteed.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 17, 2021

While the pace may be too slow to keep most viewers involved, All is Lost does have an approach that stands in stark contrast to the slew of big-budget, star-studded, CGI-driven films available at today's multiplexes.

| Feb 16, 2021

Probably more audacious than it is entertaining, but it showcases Chandor's nimble footed technique and Redford's effortless star power.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2021

It's an account of perseverance, a tense survival exercise that serves as a cautionary document more than a masterpiece of fiction storytelling.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 3, 2020

Even without dialogue, Robert Redford's performance is quietly mesmerizing.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 1, 2020

It is a rare sound film that has learned the extraordinary power of silents -- and it's really very special indeed.

| Mar 26, 2020

We sense we're watching a veteran actor being pushed to the limit, which neatly coincides with the character's dilemma. Every line in Redford's weather-beaten face seems invested in the struggle.

| Aug 7, 2019

Hollywood legend Redford holds our attention singlehandedly and though it is only him and the sea, the suspense never flags.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 7, 2019

Redford delivers a tour de force performance to ensure this beautifully simple idea enthralls throughout.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 4, 2019

This is a glorious piece of cinema that revels in the core values of silent film, a tale of man versus nature that speaks to the heart rather than the mind.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Apr 10, 2019

This is a brilliant film with an intense and engrossing plot and an actor who does justice to his extraordinarily demanding role.

| Mar 19, 2019

All Is Lost's grandiose portrait of honour in struggle is a lucid and indomitable celebration of the endurance of the human spirit that makes for one hell of a ride.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 7, 2019

Unlike similar films, Zemeckis' Cast Away and Cuarón's Gravity, which wrapped up in their contingencies familiarly sentimental undertones, Chandor keeps it pared down and real

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 24, 2018

All Is Lost can be tedious to watch at times but its metaphoric overtones about crisis-driven alienation and determination will certainly float one's boat.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 11, 2018

In any event, the film is a subtle acting exercise and a triumph of cinematography; it is also a tad ho-hum.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 3, 2018