Win It All
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 7, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
The PlaylistKristy PuchkoMar 16, 2017
The film doesn’t feel like a fiction. Instead, it plays like one of those great stories you hear late night over beers, and marvel, thinking, “That’s so wild it can’t be true… But I hope it its.” Read full review
90
VarietyAndrew BarkerMar 16, 2017
Funny, warm, and broken-in in all the right ways, Win It All marries Swanberg’s loping, observational style with a plot that wouldn’t have been out of place in an old-school Warner Bros. melodrama, and ends up dealing a surprisingly strong hand. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 6, 2017
Win It All is just the latest stellar collaboration between Swanberg and Johnson.... This is their most conventional film in terms of story arc, but it still has a nifty, indie-without-trying-to-be-hipster feel. Read full review
83
ConsequenceMichael RoffmanMar 16, 2017
This isn’t about the inner mechanics of the game, and it’s not even strictly a film about gambling, per se. It’s a dense character study that rests on the shoulders of Johnson, who delivers his strongest performance to date, casually handling every scene with a magnetism that recalls the likes of ’70s era De Niro or even the aforementioned Caan. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnMar 16, 2017
By making a satisfactory crowdpleaser that doesn’t overextend itself, Swanberg has delivered his most traditional movie to date — and for this prolific filmmaker, who spent ages defying conventions, that’s nothing short of a radical step forward. Read full review
80
SalonMax CeaApr 7, 2017
Like every Swanberg picture I’ve seen, Win It All is a small character drama that, through improvisation, renders relationships impeccably; it’s at once specific and universal. Read full review
80
The New YorkerRichard BrodyApr 7, 2017
With a teeming cast of vibrantly unglamorous Chicago characters who hold Eddie in a tight social web, Swanberg—aided greatly by Johnson’s vigorous performance—makes the gambler’s panic-stricken silence all the more agonizing, balancing the warm veneer of intimate normalcy with the inner chill of secrets and lies. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 16, 2017
Suffice it to say that what satisfies on one level raises questions on others, and that certain plot points mightn't play as well without someone as charismatic as Johnson putting them across. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 2, 2017
There's an artisanal scruffiness to Win It All that testifies to Joe Swanberg’s quiet fluidity as a filmmaker. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoApr 9, 2017
Win It All is another Swanberg special that hits upon the most human aspects of a gambler's curse, so perfect for Jake Johnson's leading take. Read full review
70
ScreenCrushBritt HayesMar 17, 2017
Win It All is appropriately unfussy, letting the characters and performances speak for themselves. Johnson takes a played-out character type and transforms him into someone who is actually endearing and likable. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloApr 5, 2017
There’s enough disreputable behavior bookending the righteousness, and enough solid jokes along the way, to make the effort moderately entertaining. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 13, 2018
An engaging wallow in the land of the losers. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyApr 7, 2017
Knowing how it all ends is the main problem with a lot of gambling movies, and Win It All is no exception. Read full review
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