Review of What They Had (2018) by Brent_Marchant — 31 Oct 2018

Exceptional performances and a heart-tugging story work wonders in saving this release from the throes of mediocrity, especially in the script department. Blythe Danner, Robert Forster, Michael Shannon and Hilary Swank give excellent performances portraying a family suffering through the anguish of a parent afflicted with Alzheimer's and what to do about it.

Unfortunately, the screenplay these veteran actors have to work with isn't up to the talent they bring to the table, often falling prey to underdeveloped or even amateurish dialogue and clogging up the narrative flow with several irrelevant and uninteresting subplots.

Watch this one for the on-screen work of its superb cast but try not to pay too much attention to the lines they've been dealt to deliver.