At first glance, you might mistake What They Had for one of those well-meaning family dramas about what to do when your mom is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. But that would discount the exceptional accomplishment achieved by debuting director Elizabeth Chomko, enlivening her scrappy script with a cast of actors who truly are as good as it gets. You laugh as much as you cry, which means you believe in the movie’s truth.
The ever-glorious Blythe Danner excels as Ruth, a senior-care nurse who starts showing signs of dementia.
The ever-glorious Blythe Danner excels as Ruth, a senior-care nurse who starts showing signs of dementia.
- 10/18/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
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