All Is True
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 21, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
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14
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2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 11, 2019
Given the impossibility of crafting William Shakespeare into a believable human being, the film is an honorable try. Read full review
80
The TelegraphTim RobeyFeb 8, 2019
All is True is a tongue-in-cheek title all the same, for a script which fills in factual gaps with its own blatant leaps of imagination: they’re just far more respectful and illuminating leaps. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlan NgJan 27, 2019
All is True does justice to the Bard, and devout fans of Shakespeare are sure to find a place for it, if not on the shelf alongside his classics, but in a small place in their hearts. Read full review
80
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyDec 26, 2018
A tender, intelligent imagining of the playwright in retirement. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawDec 25, 2018
All Is True is sentimental, theatrical, likable – and unfashionable. Read full review
75
Original-CinLiam LaceyMay 24, 2019
To some extent, the performances elevate the script. Read full review
75
Washington PostAnn HornadayMay 14, 2019
An intriguing speculative drama. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMay 14, 2019
Even if this handsome film runs a bit snoozy and dull at times, it’s wondefully acted and clearly made with no shortage of compassion and love. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMay 10, 2019
Say what you want about his onscreen vices, but Branagh has always been a charitable director and it really shows here. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMay 7, 2019
Solid, creative melodrama is nothing to sneeze at, but it can’t compete with enduring genius. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineWes GreeneMay 6, 2019
It’s an unfussy, intimate chamber drama that’s fearless in confronting the attitudes of its exalted subject. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyDana SchwartzDec 21, 2018
There is a beautiful, surprising, and entirely engrossing film within this movie; it’s just almost impossible to find among the establishing shots of ponds and endless subplots of real-life characters introduced for seemingly no other reason than to help make this movie perfect for sophomore year high school classes. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 9, 2019
While All Is True might not brim with excitement, it’s beautifully acted, richly photographed (by Zac Nicholson) and blessedly free of histrionics. Between them, Branagh and Elton have concocted a respectful story of loss, regret and wistful genius. Read full review
70
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 9, 2019
Branagh’s performance is a triumph of ferocity and feeling that shuns Shakespeare the literary rock star to find the flawed, touchingly human man inside. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJun 19, 2019
All Is True is handsomely mounted, filled with shadowed interiors underscoring the darkness of its story, the darkness artfully interrupted by candlelight and firelight. The movie’s impressive appearance notwithstanding, Shakespeare’s domestic problems do not a classic make. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 30, 2019
As funereal as it all can feel, All is True manages the wistfulness that must have been Branagh’s design, the director of “Thor” and “Murder on the Orient Express” returning to his first love, his idol, for an affectionate if somewhat perfunctory portrait. Read full review
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