One LifeMovie Reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Gary Goldstein

    The wildlife documentary One Life is a visually gorgeous, at times astonishing screen experience. Read full review

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    The opportunity to see the stunning footage on the big screen is not to be missed, and the narration by Daniel Craig, delivered with James Bond-style drollness, makes it as much fun to listen to as to watch. Read full review

  • 75
    The Globe and Mail (Toronto) | Liam Lacey

    What's before our eyes suggests we share the planet with some amazingly strange beings. Read full review

  • 75
    New York Post | Kyle Smith

    Nature films don’t come any more spectacular than the BBC’s One Life. Read full review

  • 63
    Slant Magazine |

    As much as Daniel Craig's narration can feel tacked-on, it's really secondary to the film's expert camerawork. Read full review

  • 60
    The Guardian | Peter Bradshaw

    Quite a spectacle, and a nice family outing. Read full review

  • 60
    Total Film | Carmen Gray

    Daniel Craig makes a decent fist of the narration. But you could also do without its gush about the “incredible journey” all beings on the planet share. Read full review

  • 60
    Village Voice | Nick Schager

    Beautiful slo-mo, up-close-and-personal cinematography abounds, as does an aggravating desire to turn its many subjects (and their plights to survive) into reflections of mankind. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Nicolas Rapold

    The latest production from the BBC Natural History Unit is a typically eye-catching, years-in-the-making chronicle of animal life that is tainted by the urge to anthropomorphize. Read full review

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