One More Time (2015)

A New York City crooner plots his comeback.

Director:

Robert Edwards

Writer:

Robert Edwards

Stars:

Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Walken	...	Paul
Amber Heard	...	Jude
Kelli Garner	...	Corinne
Hamish Linklater	...	Tim
Ann Magnuson	...	Lucille
Henry Kelemen	...	David
Oliver Platt	...	Alan
Sandra Berrios	...	Lourdes
Gavin McInnes	...	Record Producer
John Ellison Conlee	...	Josh / Jake
Danny Fischer	...	One-Night Stand
Rosharra Francis	...	Singer #1
Bree Sharp	...	Singer #2
Julia Garrison	...	Singer #3
Jonathan Wu	...	Cab Driver

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

pantyhose | nude pantyhose | three word title | written by director | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

The hardest act to follow is your father's.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

When I Live My Life Over Again

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maybach Film Productions, K5 International, Opus Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The birthday shown on Paul's Wikipedia page is Christopher Walken's actual birthday.

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Goofs

Lucille asks Jude to get her more Chardonnay from the fridge. Jude is shown pouring Pinot Gris into a glass.

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Quotes

Paul: I know it's standard new age procedure to blame your parents for your troubles, and I take my share of blame for my problems and yours too, but you cannot make me a stooge for everything that makes you unhappy about yourself. You should thank me.
Jude: [asking in disgust] Thank you?
Paul: [with a smirk] You're welcome.

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Soundtracks

Truck Stop Gospel
Written and Performed by Parker Millsap

User Reviews

Good to see Chris Walken anytime.

"Just because you can't be someone new doesn't mean you can't do something new" Jude (Amber Heard)

To see Christopher Walken sing as a has-been crooner is to remember he started as an entertainer who could dance pretty meanly on the stage. Here he features an original song written by his character, Paul Lombard, in his sunset years hoping for a new musical start.

One More Time is indeed about one more chance, not just for Paul but also his 31-year old daughter, Jude, who has some singing/writing gifts she is weakly promoting. Typically, she has to deal with her father's fame and her own inability to stay anchored in a place that's both physical and figurative.

Like dad, Jude doesn't always do what's best for her (both of them sexually vulnerable), and like him she needs another chance as the title suggests. The most satisfactory moments are when the two go after each other's weaknesses, a form of tough love that allows both actors to sharpen their craft. When he comments that they live in "the poor part of the Hamptons," you are aware that they both live in an alternate universe where "poor" is a relative term. Like their lives, not everything is as it really is.

The most normal conflict of the film comes when Paul's wife, Lucille (Ann Magnuson), starts divorce proceedings because of Paul's infidelities. Out of this discomforting circumstance comes a chance for conservative daughter, Corinne (Kelli Garner), to show her more aggressive side, another case of a character getting a chance.

One more time is a small film that will leave Christopher Walken fans wanting more of his sneer and world weary irony, yet as a washed up but returning pop entertainer, his character seems to fit the actor one more time.