All We Had

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All We Had
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Katie Holmes
Screenplay by
Based onAll We Had
by Annie Weatherwax
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrett Pawlak
Edited byRobb Sullivan
Music by Michael Brook
Production
companies
  • Straight Shot Films
  • Jaro/Noelle Production
  • Mustard & Company
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
Running time
86 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

All We Had is a 2016 American drama film directed by Katie Holmes and written by Josh Boone. It is based on the 2014 novel All We Had by Annie Weatherwax. The film stars Katie Holmes, Stefania LaVie Owen, Luke Wilson, Richard Kind, Mark Consuelos, Judy Greer and Eve Lindley. [2] The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Gravitas Ventures.

Contents

All We Had is the directorial debut of Katie Holmes and she dedicated the film to her daughter, Suri. [3]

Plot

Set during the 2008 worldwide financial crisis, single mother Rita Carmichael and her teenage daughter Ruthie are constantly running when Rita's relationships go bad. They are heading towards Boston for a new adventure when they have car trouble, which drain them of most of their money.

Stopping at Tiny's, a diner in a small Midwestern town, Rita and Ruthie plan to eat and pull a runner, but the car acts up again. Rita bravely marches back in and explains their desperate situation, hoping for compassion. Marty gives them both work there, so they slowly get back on their feet.

After a few days, Rita and Ruthie move from sleeping in their car to a bed in the back of the diner. Soon Ruthie feels like they've found a new home and has hope for their future. She befriends Pam, another waitperson at the diner who's also on her own.

Before long, Rita gets involved with real estate agent Vic. After he secures them a small house, she and Ruthie manage to get credit and buy lots to fill the house.

Ruthie starts at the local high school. Befriending a classmate, she soon gets mixed up with substance abusers and caught by the principal. She's given a three-day-suspension.

Rita falls ill, but as they're poor, she tries to self-medicate with Nyquil. She seems to more or less recover. By the time Ruthie's suspension is over, on her return to school, she doesn't feel interested in the group which had landed her in trouble.

One evening at the diner, they allow a group of young men order after hours. Rita sends Ruthie home, but feeling ill at ease, she returns. Seeing the young men trying to rape Pam in the parking lot, Ruthie hurries inside for help. Marty and Rita are drunk and oblivious, so she takes the gun from behind the counter.

Wielding the weapon, as three years earlier she'd seen her mother raped, Ruthie threatens to shoot them if they don't free Pam. Rita comes out, taking the gun from her and chasing them off. When she acts worried for Ruthie, she is accused of being drunk and not being there when needed.

Both women support Pam, encouraging her to make herself up again and feel better. Meanwhile, Rita has been going to AA since the incident. There, she remeets Lee, a diner customer who had vomited at her feet months ago when he was on a bender, as he'd lost his wife a few years ago.

Lee and Rita are dating when the financial crisis hits, and the bank forecloses on her and Ruthie's home. Lee is a dentist, and offers to let them move in with him. Initially resistant, Rita changes her mind when the diner closes down.

After some time, Ruthie tries to get her mother to leave again. When she refuses, Ruthie takes off, and ends up at a high school party. She doesn't stay long as she has an altercation with a former friend. Upset, Ruthie goes to Pam's trailer. Rita finds her there in the morning and they make up.

As Rita lets the now 15-year-old Ruthie drive them back to their home with Lee, they drive under trees that are again changing their color for the second time...Ruthie has finally found a home.

Cast

Production

On July 30, 2014, Katie Holmes optioned the film rights to the 2014 novel All We Had by Annie Weatherwax. [4] On September 11, 2014, it was announced Holmes would direct the film. [5] Holmes met with filmmaker Josh Boone about writing the screenplay, and Boone brought on frequent collaborator Jill Killington to co-write the screenplay with him. [6] On July 31, 2015, Stefania LaVie Owen joined the cast of the film. [7] On September 9, 2015, Mark Consuelos joined the cast of the film. [8] Principal photography began on August 5, 2015, and ended on September 4, 2015. [9] [10]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 15, 2016. [1] The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Gravitas Ventures. [11]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 42% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 5.16/10. [12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [13] The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars, writing: "A stellar, brazen performance by the Dawson’s Creek actor and her strong cast keep this film, about the bond between a wayward mother and daughter, afloat." [14] The New York Times wrote: "The soul of the movie is the complicated mother-daughter relationship, which changes as Ruthie, who narrates the story, observes Rita making the same mistakes again and again." [15]

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