One More Time

Seems to have been a mini run of movies centred around elderly washed up singers recently, but unlike the lamentable Al Pacino three wheeled clown wagon 'Danny Collins', this movie pretty much nails it. The always good value Chris Walken plays slimy crooner Paul Lombard on the crotchety zimmer comeback trail, but the movie revolves around pinky haired slacker emo thirty something daughter Jude, played to great effect by Amber Heard. The flick is not big on story but essentially it's a family study of a small-time celebrity tribe limping along through the ongoing effects of crooner dad's rank egocentricity, swinging along with Dean Martinesque tunes and such an ambiguous moral compass he could be stood on the north pole.
Walken is perfect for the role, Heard handles herself well, and Oliver Platt (The long suffering manager) is solid. It's a shame though that 'other' sister Corrine, played very angsty and ably by Kelli Garner, is not given more airtime as a counterpoint to Jude/Heard's flip flop character.
If you are into people movies this one is worth checking out. I certainly found it good value, and it has a cracking musical soundtrack as well