[1] It tells the story of a young woman named Ellie who is left in charge of the residential home run by her older sister, during Christmas period.

Because of her friendship with Alice, Ellie decides to help her feel better by taking her down to the river (which is against the nurse's orders) and giving her marijuana to ease her pain.

The Nightingale sisters, Heather and Hazel, are spinsters who moved in after spending years taking care of their mother.

Donald reveals to Ellie that the music he plays at night is his late wife's favourite song and that he regrets not sobering up before she died.

Georgia tells Ellie that after her husband died, she decided to get back into the theatre, but realised that everything had changed since she was young.

Ellie decides to have a Christmas dinner with the residents and they all go out to buy decorations and food (Including Hazel, who is terrified of being outside the Woodlane property).

The next day, Mr. Evans (Darragh Kelly), from the Department of Health, arrives and is shocked that Kate would leave residents alone.

Later, when Kate returns, Heather is shown keeping a garden, Hazel is painting outside, and Donald and Georgia are handing out tea to some boys who are raking the lawn.

The website's critics consensus reads: "Though it relies on a cliched storyline and stock characters, How About You gets winning performances from Vanessa Redgrave and Imelda Staunton.

"[4] Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (2013 edition) gave How About You 2 stars (out of 4), opining that "[W]hat might have been an appealing tale of intergenerational bonding is ill conceived and often downright silly.

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever (2011 edition) rated it slightly better, at 2½ bones (out of possible four), describing it as "[L]ess twee than might be indicated (probably because the cast is terrific)".