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Oct 19, 2018 · There’s an inherent longing in Elizabeth Chomko’s stunning feature debut, “What They Had.” The story will reveal that the phrase refers to the kind of undying love of a man for his wife, even as her memory of their life together cruelly slips away from her because of disease.
What They Had finds laughter and tears in its portrait of a family at a crossroads, with writer-director Elizabeth Chomko getting outstanding performances out of a talented cast. Read Critics...
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- Elizabeth Chomko
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- Hilary Swank
Parents need to know that What They Had is a poignant drama about a family that's dealing with the very difficult issue of Alzheimer's; it's more focused on characters and life than it is on sickness and misery. It's a beautifully acted, big-hearted, messy hug of a movie for mature viewers.
- Elizabeth Chomko
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Bleecker Street
Oct 18, 2018 · Programmatic and groaningly trite, “What They Had,” the debut feature from Elizabeth Chomko, would be impossible to swallow without its star-studded cast.
- Elizabeth Chomko
Oct 18, 2018 · ‘What They Had’ Review: Tender Family Story Is No Disease-of-the-Week Melodrama. A-list cast turn story of elderly mother suffering from Alzheimer's into a touching, poignant story of...
Terrific performances and an authentic portrait of a heartbreaking illness mark the touching drama What They Had. Full Review | Mar 23, 2020
Oct 17, 2018 · Michael Shannon and Hilary Swank are superb in Elizabeth Chomko’s debut feature film as stressed-out siblings watching their mother’s memory dissolve.
