One More Time (originally When I Live My Life Over Again) is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Robert Edwards. The film stars Christopher Walken and Amber Heard, and features performances from Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater, Ann Magnuson, Gavin McInnes, and Oliver Platt. The film was released on April 8, 2016, by Starz Digital.
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Plot
Jude is a 31-year-old, struggling singer-songwriter who leaves New York City to visit her father Paul, an old crooner trying to make a musical comeback, and their dysfunctional family in The Hamptons.
Cast
Christopher Walken as Paul Francis Lippman / Paul Lombard
Amber Heard as Jude Lippman / Starshadow Lombard
Kelli Garner as Corinne Lombard Sanderson
Hamish Linklater as Tim Sanderson
Ann Magnuson as Lucille Lombard
Oliver Platt as Alan Sternberg
Henry Kelemen as David Sanderson
Sandra Berrios as Lourdes, The Maid
Gavin McInnes as Record Producer
Production
Director Robert Edwards previously directed the 2006 film Land of the Blind.
In October 2014, Deadline Hollywood announced that Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur from K5 International would executive produce with Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy from Parts & Labor, Chris Maybach, Saemi and Saerom Kim with Maybach Film Productions, and Ferne Pearlstein and Lucas Joaquin all producing. Filming took place in East Hampton, New York; and New York City.
Release and reception
The film was released on April 8, 2016, by Starz.
One More Time received mixed reviews from critics. Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2.5/4 stars. Writing for The New York Times, Neil Genzlinger criticized its reliance on tropes, calling it a "boilerplate family drama". Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Gary W. Goldstein criticized the film's structure, writing that it has a "slender plot", though he also compliments its "many fine small moments". Allen Salkin of the New York Daily News compliments the film's complexity, criticizing its trailer for portraying it as "campy". Nathanael Hood of The Young Folks gave it a 6/10.