One Life 2011

Critics score:
90 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: A typically eye-catching, years-in-the-making chronicle of animal life that is tainted by the urge to anthropomorphize. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: A visually gorgeous, at times astonishing screen experience. Read more

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: A typical British nature documentary, which is to say, a very good film, and one that mostly balances the "awwws" with the awesome. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: Nature films don't come any more spectacular than the BBC's "One Life." Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: What's before our eyes suggests we share the planet with some amazingly strange beings. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: A well structured montage of wall-to-wall splendor, 'One Life' is the culmination of years of patient filming that deserves to be seen in all its glory - on the big screen. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: It's obvious One Life is all about the visual impact. And in that regard, the film is just stunning. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Another gorgeously shot document of nature's majesty, this one focusing on the life cycle-and interconnectedness-of all living creatures. Read more