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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Screen DailyDavid D'ArcyScreen DailyDavid D'ArcyA film directed by Katie Holmes (and produced by Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal) is a curiosity, and in this case a competent curiosity - no less competent than most of the independent films out there.
- 63Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaSlant MagazineKenji FujishimaKatie Holmes's feature-length directorical debut is more earnest than remarkable, but with its heart in the right place.
- 60The GuardianNigel M SmithThe GuardianNigel M SmithIt’s Holmes brazen performance that remains the chief drawing point in seeking out All We Had. She burrows deep under the skin of Rita, a woman firmly aware of her many flaws and tragically unable to address them.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDespite its frustratingly wandering narrative, All We Had does manage to pull you in, thanks largely to its moving depiction of the mother-daughter bond at its center.
- 50VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergKatie Holmes makes an undistinguished helming debut with All We Had, a middlebrow drama with no pretensions but also no depth.
- 50Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniThe film’s haphazard episodic structure never coheres.
- 50Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinHolmes’ helming is unremarkable — unlike her and Owens’ acting, which is excellent.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernEntertainment WeeklyJoe McGovernThe directorial debut of actress Katie Holmes, starring herself as Rita, a drunk single mother living out of her car, is the latest well-intentioned yet lousy-with-clichés treatment in the hard-luck-woman subgenre.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe best thing about All We Had is Ms. Holmes’s stormy portrayal of a desperate, foolishly trusting woman who rushes from man to man seeking security, only to find herself used and betrayed while her daughter looks on with increasing dismay.
- 25The PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe PlaylistAndrew CrumpThe ultimate effect of the film’s hackneyed material is as debilitating as it is frustrating.