Their relationship got more complicated when Kenneth, a retired lawyer living on Cape Cod, came out after his wife died and quickly found love with a younger man, Ted, a local landscaper, who eventually moved in.

When Kenneth unexpectedly dies, Martin heads up to the Cape where he’s forced to finally deal with Ted and a house full of memories.

After a few rounds circling and butting heads, Martin and Ted slowly make space for each other and their own grief while reconciling how to remember Kenneth, the different man they both loved, and the significance of what he left behind.

Production was postponed from the fall of 2018 to the spring of 2019 to accommodate Butz’s commitment to the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady in which he starred as Alfred P.

"[12] Steve Davis of The Austin Chronicle praised Norbert Leo Butz’s performance as “revelatory” while also writing that, “There are just enough authentic moments of one-on-one connections and provincial preciousness in Give or Take to appreciate its unassuming generosity.”[13] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times described the film as "sincere, often involving” and praised the actors for their "engaging", "skillful", and “robust” performances.