When I Live My Life Over Again (2015)A New York City crooner plots his comeback. Director:Robert EdwardsWriter:Robert Edwards |
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When I Live My Life Over Again (2015)A New York City crooner plots his comeback. Director:Robert EdwardsWriter:Robert Edwards |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Christopher Walken | ... |
Paul
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Amber Heard | ... |
Jude
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Kelli Garner | ... |
Corinne
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Hamish Linklater | ... |
Tim
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Ann Magnuson | ... |
Lucille
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Oliver Platt | ... |
Alan
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Henry Kelemen | ... |
David
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Sandra Berrios | ... |
Lourdes
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Gavin McInnes | ... |
Record Producer
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John Ellison Conlee | ... |
Josh
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Danny Fischer | ... |
Young Man
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Michael De Nola | ... |
Emcee
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Rosharra Francis | ... |
Singer #1
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Bree Sharp | ... |
Singer #2
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Julia Garrison | ... |
Singer #3
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Rattling around in his mansion in the Hamptons, faded Sinatraesque crooner and notorious ladies man Paul Lombard stews over the acclaim that eluded him in his career and the trail of romantic wreckage he left in his wake. Matters are complicated when his punk rocker daughter Jude arrives in need of a place to stay and burdened with problems of her own....including a rivalry with her overachieving sister, her own ruinous love life, and above all, a fraught relationship with her famous father.
In an era of recycled comic book sequel films and films praised more for their technical aspects than their substance, 'When I Live My Life Over Again' is very refreshing. First of all, Amber Heard is great in this breakout role for her, and I have no significant qualms with her performance, or really, anything in the film. Christopher Walken, however, steals the show, delivering his best performance in years, and is probably my personal favorite of his. He perfectly personifies the aging, listless, dad, and his low key style blends perfectly with Amber Heard's more loud and reckless style. Ultimately, this film, without giving away too much, is everything an independent film should be, and seeing it at the TriBeCa Film Festival was quite the treat.