Alles was wir hatten

One of the best movies I have seen for some time!

A mother with her teenage daughter are victims of bad luck and poverty and so they go in search of a new life starting with a road trip.

Not only is this an absorbing drama but the acting from every player is first rate, with a highly intelligent script and super presentation..

The picture deserves a top rating as:

i) it graphically shows how poverty can and often will destroy individuals,and

ii) how prejudice against women and gender is so unfair, and

iii) the loving bond between parent and child is illustrated superbly.

This is not a unhappy film, quite the reverse . It is an uplifting movie done with guts, humor and grace.

9/10.

I liked all the characters. The actors all acted very nicely. I think Katie turned her best performance yet. I wish it could have been longer. It was a mother daughter story and that is who we learned about the most. I loved the combination of actors you wanted to know more because the performances drew you to them. For a first time director Katie seemed to bring out some hidden talent in Mark Consuelos. Stefania LaVie Owen is believable as Katie's daughter. Richard Kind seems to always turn in really nice performance and Eve Lindley was perfect for her role. Luke Wilson's performance was probably why I gave it a 7 . He good but not as good as the others. I liked the music and the location went with the story. The editing seemed to flow I've watched some independent movies were it seemed choppy or timing between scenes was to slow or to fast. I did not get bored. I watched to the end.

This movie made me smile, giggle, relate, open my eyes, cry, shiver, inspire and so much more. I honestly cant understand why this had a 6 in the imdb rating. All actors are excellent. They are trusting in their character. The story is real and raw. I think alot of people will understand each character a little. And that is beautiful.

Although general rating on IMDb was 5.8/10 when I wrote this review, however I have rated this movie 7/10, and could have given 8/10 or even 9/10 if there was no mini goofs.

The movie caught me as of the first few scenes, I love movies which expose the humanitarian aspects of the story, and I found what I really love in "All We Had".

The plot is pretty intricate, nevertheless the smooth flow of events was never affected. I loved this movie!

How many times have I seen the formula for this film? Answer: Too many times.

An alcoholic woman goes on the run with her bratty but more responsible teenage daughter in a crappy car. Along the way they get involved in escapades involving slimy boyfriends, petty shoplifting and a transsexual waitress. The mother's currency of choice is sex, and she utilises it relentlessly to try and pay for her motor repairs, keep her new job and house etc. while her petulant child just mopes around and complains. A likable pair, they ain't.

A shaggy dog story at heart with a few easily navigable pitfalls along the way, the movie struggles to hold your attention during it's far too drawn-out 100 minute runtime, finally even switching the personalities of the main duo near the end to create some artificial tension. This is done with absolutely no foreshadowing or fanfare, proving that the director Katie Holmes (who drove Tom Cruise to jump onto Oprah's sofa. As you do) cares a lot more about the predictable banalities of the plot than anything approaching character development.

I'm sure there are much better films of this ilk about. What are they? No idea. How's about you do your own homework, lazy? 5/10