Cravalho shines (as always) but the colour blind/diverse casting of her friends means nothing when they're shallow, 1-dimensional characters. The film's emotionally manipulative narrative disguises an uncomfortable message about the "deserving poor"

| May 9, 2023

All Together Now has a unique premise put a great twist on a coming-of-age story that I wasn’t expecting.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 22, 2023

Silver Linings Playbook was good at dissecting relationships, but All Together Now seems to have been dashed off and comes to our screens underwritten.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The pleasures “All Together Now” offer may be simple, but they’re still enjoyable. The clichés of the screenplay feel less clichéd because of how committed the cast and director are to keeping every moment grounded in emotional truth.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 11, 2022

Perhaps teens will enjoy the commonly used storyline, but for anyone older, you'll be bored to tears.

| Original Score: 2.0/4.0 | Nov 27, 2020

All Together Now paints serious topics with a sugary outlook in an attempt to have it all. But in balancing these dueling identities, it struggles to either enchant or be taken seriously.

| Sep 4, 2020

This heartfelt and optimistic drama walks the edge of treacle but never quite succumbs to excessive sweetness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 3, 2020

Book-based teen drama uplifts despite sad scenes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 3, 2020

"All Together Now" is meant to lift spirits, and it does, without becoming cloying. It feels real, even when it isn't, which is an impressive production achievement.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 2, 2020

It's relatively easy, feel good entertainment, with a dose of decency and connection that so many of us are learning for these days. However, there's a large gap between what it is and what it could have been.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 1, 2020

Apart from a too-neat finale, director Brett Haley (Hearts Beat Loud) comes close to nailing a story that's rarely told (let alone told well) in such feel-good fare.

| Aug 31, 2020

When this movie ended, my husband said, 'I want to see a sequel!' I agree. One movie about the great Amber Appleton is not enough.

| Aug 30, 2020

It deviates enough from some of the standard teen-movie tropes to be genuinely unpredictable in a few key ways.

| Aug 28, 2020

Despite its fair amount of positives, All Together Now feels both too safe and too distant when it comes to its grittier subject matter.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 28, 2020

All Together Now spends significant time building up the credibility of its main character, but ultimately pushes her into a pit of cliches.

| Aug 28, 2020

Small scale but full of big heart, "All Together Now" is a winning little drama that effortlessly works from its delightful beginning to its uplifting finale. (Full Content Review for Parents - Suggestive Comments, etc. - also Available)

| Aug 28, 2020

A fine cast, headed by Auli'i Cravalho of "Moana," can make even a too familiar story line shine.

| Original Score: B | Aug 28, 2020

Cravalho plays a wonderful, watchable character with a fantastic singing voice, even though you may grit your teeth at her stubbornness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 28, 2020

Get your tissues and settle in, it is a rewarding journey that doesn't spare the heart.

| Aug 28, 2020

"All Together Now" crescendos so subtly and so beautifully it's overwhelming, infused with the love and power of collective care. Basking in the sheer goodness of a group coming together to lift up the most vulnerable among them is a balm to the soul.

| Aug 27, 2020