One Life

Hanky, please, for the humanitarian the U.K. press dubbed the “British Schindler.”

A less-than-extraordinary film that is nevertheless heartwarming.

“One Life” is a slow burn, slowly establishing Winton’s modest character as a younger and older man, but when it cracks open, it is a deeply moving portrait of true human goodness.

As we continue to grapple with today’s issues of war, refugee crisis and growing antisemitism, the film’s relevance is so troubling that you cannot fail to be moved by it.

The emotional payoff takes a while to arrive, but once it does in the last act of this film, you’ll have a hard time forgetting Hopkins’ face.

In trying to capture this almost stoic modesty, the film, directed by James Hawes, falls into a dramaturgical trap.

“One Life” is fairly run of the mill as far as biopics go, but it still does a satisfactory job in doing justice to Winton’s remarkable story.

As it stands, One Life is a fairly unremarkable film about a truly remarkable man.

The tear-jerker film that is One Life is an excellent ode to a model of non-violent heroism.

By the end, you’ll need a whole box of tissues to get through the wallop of emotions to come.