If you've never had cancer, shut yer hole.

I wasn't what some people think of as the "typical" (breast) cancer patient. I didn't cry. I never wore a wig or a scarf. And, as with the mother in this film (a cancer survivor herself in real life), my priority was my kid (a son with autism). My whole focus was keeping his world from changing, keeping everything as normal as possible. If he'd had a party scheduled, by God we'd have had it.

There is a one-star review on here that says the mother is portrayed as a martyr and a saint (neither is true) and the father is portrayed as an idiot (also not true). Clearly this reviewer did not watch the whole film as there were some lovely, tender scenes between the two that rang very true, including one in which the husband tends to his wife's post op dressing.

I highly recommend this film.

It has been two days since watching this movie. In a word, INCREDIBLE. I laughed so hard n various spots with the balloon scene my absolute favorite. I had to watch it twice. The feeling and emotion of Max was outstanding. To think this family is truly a family off screen makes the movie that much more fasinating. It is real. The acting is first rate. The story line is real life in everyway. Really do yourself a favor and watch it. I almost didn't because I only recognized one actor! What an injustice it would have been to the actors and myself if I hadn't.

This is such a gem, I do hope it gets watched by MANY ! Cast was fantastic, writing was wonderful! direction was spot on. Thank you to all the people who worked on this film. We need more like these. So good. Thank you Thank you.
As a female this made me feel empowered and understood. It gave me faith in the fact that there are lovely, emotionally intelligent and secure Man humans out there that are capable and Do show up !
The way the story is told is so down to earth. I was giggled so much. Direction was intelligent about allowing the actors to play off each other and get some real moments in there..
so good
So good
It needs to be recognized.
This will give many people hope and smiles..
Britt Heskett

As a lover of independent cinema based around relationship dynamics, this film was firing on all cylinders for me! I loved every moment of it. The anger and frustration reaction to the cancer was well place in the lead character. The humor around it was well placed and felt appropriate as a reaction to the horrible situation.

What I found particularly compelling and relatable was the constant weight of daily life, even outside of the cancer issue. The film clearly depicted how hard it is to make ends meet and get from one day to the next in our modern world.

But most of all, I felt the awesome family bond and love they had for each other. That brought out the main joy of the film. Even in arguing or being petulant, beneath it all was a very deep love for each other and it really came out on screen!

Small film. Small slice-of-life. Big giant emotional transport!

A great story teller and prolific American novelist, John Irving, was asked why he always wrote novels where families were central to the work. His answer was that good stories are about conflicts, but more important, resolutions, and once one creates a family for a novel, well, if a conflict arises, they're just going to have to figure it out. One can't simply leave a family.

"Quality Problems" gives us that truth with a script of intelligence, humor, and deep feeling, without being manipulative or contrived. The depiction of the understandings between a loving husband and his sweetly driven wife, who is suffering a cancer recurrence, hits every note of a meaningful relationship. They adore each other without restraint. Yet they say things that are on one level fighting words, but brilliant acting shows you they are not. Not really. They are calling one another out. With affection. With honesty. With hilarity. With the goal of making themselves better, making each other better, making good people out of their kids. This development of a complex, three dimensional, endearing marriage and how the couple's relationships with equally well drawn, complex characters among friends, kids, a grandfather, caretakers, doctors and everyone who spins around the story, help a family deal with a frightening possibility is, like art, priceless and inspiring.

It is unfortunate that this mature, funny, bitter-sweet, even wise, style of story-telling, supported by an intelligent script, straightforward camera work and brilliant acting, is so hard to find in film.

If affecting film is your cup of tea, "Quality Problems" is a samovar of pleasure.

There is So much to commend in this indie movie, and so many reasons to recommend it. I know the struggles that come with the devastating diagnosis of cancer, your other problems don't come to a screeching halt so you can deal with the cancer alone. Everything and everyone that you had to deal with before the discovery of cancer invading your life are still there. I lost my wife to lung cancer. I have had Aunts, and friends, who died from breast cancer, other relatives and friends who fought it and continue to fight it. Is this movie everyone's experience in fighting it? No. But it does reflect well on the fact that there are a LOT of conflicting emotions at play during the battle. I'm happy to recommend this film to anyone who can have empathy and understanding of what the battle can look like.

We get to watch people who are truly nice and really real (or as real as a scripted story can be) for a nice change .Refreshing to see a married couple struggling with illness and missed communication who have space for crazy and still love one another a lot. Great male role model. We just don't turn them out like this often enough.

I really enjoyed this little indie film. A big Hollywood studio would have made it either super-dramatic (cue the violins) or perhaps slapstick, but this got to the heart of dealing with breast cancer, and how it emotionally impacts everyone in the family. And it's funny! My only quibble is I thought it was just a shade too long, that another ten minutes cut off might have made it move faster. Highly recommended for those dealing with breast cancer, or, worse, its recurrence.