Review of What They Had (2018) by Lee M — 21 Jan 2019

What They Had is as real and pure as they come, in the midst of the effective family drama, you'll find laughter, pain, happiness amongst other things, but at the very heart of it, it's a heartwarming story about family and life in general.

There's literally nothing bad to say about the cast as they performed flawlessly especially Blythe Danner who's part transcends the screen and really gave us an insight of what Alzheimer's patients feel on a daily basis, it's heartwrenching when a loved one can't remember who you are anymore and I think this film did an amazing job of capturing that essential feeling that not a lot of us know about.

None of this would be possible without the amazing screenplay by the director/writer Elizabeth Chomko, her directorial debut is downright flawless in my opinion, being both the director and the writer she had a clear vision of what she wanted and she executed that perfectly.

Most films try to mimic a life-like feeling, this film doesn't need to because it's as close to real life as anything before, excellent from top to bottom.