Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
HBO | Release Date: April 5, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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88
New York PostRobert RorkeMar 26, 2015
Season 1 Review: Sinatra: All or Nothing at All is a fascinating look at a man who wielded a lot power--obviously too much--but whose artistic legacy thankfully will prevail over his baser interests. Read full review
83
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanApr 7, 2015
Season 1 Review: While Sinatra die-hards may find all this too familiar, there are still intriguing revelations throughout. Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayApr 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: All or Nothing at All draws from hours of Sinatra interviews and performances, as well as others' reminiscences, for a piece that's particularly effective in showing the singer as a young striver from New Jersey. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyApr 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: With impressive clips and first-rate commentators like Hamill, Jonathan Schwartz, Terry Teachout and John Lahr, Gibney has explained why, like him or not, Sinatra mattered so much. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian LowryMar 31, 2015
Season 1 Review: The first hour rather dutifully runs through Sinatra’s early biography, before becoming a star singing with Tommy Dorsey’s band and then acrimoniously splitting from him. The project really takes off, not surprisingly, when it moves on to Sinatra at the height of his powers. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubErik AdamsApr 6, 2015
Season 1 Review: All Or Nothing At All is imperfect, but it makes a riveting effort at capturing its subject’s complex and complicated personality. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandApr 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: Gibney is as successful as anyone in getting beneath Sinatra’s carefully curated surface, but only so far. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydApr 6, 2015
Season 1 Review: Like all authorized biographies, it does tend to plead its subject's case, and though it is not by any means a scrubbed version of the life, Gibney's take is sympathetic. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne GayApr 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: This is four hours of love and music, but the film also wants to address the many controversies, then excuse them. The result: Some lily-gilding, and far too many observations we've heard far too many times before and factoids, too. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichApr 6, 2015
Season 1 Review: Whenever Gibney does try to shake things up the results are embarrassing.... The facts of Sinatra’s life are still compelling enough that the movie is rarely dull. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerApr 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: Four hours may seem like a lot, and some of the commentary sounds as if it’s being read from a script, which doesn’t help the time pass quickly. But if anyone deserves a longer-than-usual television documentary, it’s Sinatra, who would have turned 100 this December. The film becomes more interesting the less far back your memory goes. Read full review
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