All We Had 2016

     This film is based on a novel by Annie Weatherwax published in 2015.  Ruthie Carmichael is thirteen-years-old and she lives with her mother Rita.  They are always on the edge of poverty even thought Rita works multiple jobs.  Their landlord kicks them out and Rita lands a new boyfriend.  He lets Rita and Ruthie live with him.  It doesn’t take long before they leave and they are on the road again.  They hock a TV for travel money and then that runs out plus their old car breaks down.  They had planned to skip out on the meal they ate at a diner but Rita is offered a job there.  The town is Fat River and Ruthie begins school.  Rita is making enough money to buy a house and they have a credit card too.  How long with this streak of luck last??

     Katie Holmes looks rough to match her character’s life.  Ruthie starts to believe things have turned around and she hopes their luck holds.  The biggest problem is that Rita seems to always make the worst decisions.  3* (This movie is OK) 

105 min, Drama directed Katie Holmes with Eve Lindley, Richard Kind, Mark Consuelos, Luke Wilson, Katie Holmes, Judy Greer Katherine Reis, Odiseas Georgiadis, Tim Markham, Richard Petrocelli, Osh Ghanimah, Michael Cavadias.

Note:  Imdb 5.8 out of 10, 42% critic 43% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 57 reviews, Metacritic 48 out of 100 with 13 critics.

Special Note:  Filmed in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Monsey, New York City.  Kathy is Katie Holmes’ mother and she has a cameo as a potential home buyer.  The novel has 4.2* out of 5* with 186 reviews.