The Time of Their Lives

Joan Collins is back and she has wonderful scenes. There are no aliens nor guns just two old ladies who came together with some sad and some funny moments. And there is just more than it looks on the beginning.

Camera work and scenery are wonderful.

For the younger CGI and X-Men-whatever generation it might be slow and possible boring but I would call it as a wonderful heart wearming old school movie. And Joan Collins (wellknow as Alexis Carrington Colby from the 80s super hit "Dynasty") is portraying wonderful a old Hollywood diva.

Fazit: personally I loved it

You really have to hand it to Joan Collins. This film was made when she was 84. Yesterday she was 90. She's still working.

Collins stars here with another Collins, Pauline. Joan plays an old has been movie star living in a nursing home and hating it.

When the nursing home has an outing, Pauline, in town with her grouchy husband, gets stuck on the nursing home bus.

Before she knows it, she's run off with Joan, who needs her help getting to a director's funeral in France. Supposedly she wants to reintroduce herself to the Hollywood big shots. "It will be just like the Oscars. A little sadder, but not really." Joan has another agenda which she doesn't think to mention.

They do take the ferry to France, and then the problems start. They wind up stranded and become the guest of renowned artist Alberto Rossetti (Franco Nero) who finds Pauline enchanting, which makes Pauline rethink an unhappy life.

Things go from okay to bad to tragic. Somewhere in there, when Joan isn't stealing Pauline's wallet and lying to her, they find true friendship.

It's silly fun with good acting and beautiful scenery.

Looked forward to seeing Pauline Collins BUT should have stuck with the Shirley Valentine version of Shirley Valentine's story of older woman going out and finding her freedom and her life ! This was a convoluted and messy film with way too many closeups of overly made up Joan Collins and a plot that seemed forced and uninteresting. The humor simply was not funny and the family relationships seemed fake from start to finish.

Franco Nero as Tom Conti substitute was pleasant enough but the instant romance, such as it was, made little sense.

Recommendation is to skip this one and watch Shirley Valentine ... where the obnoxious "friend" is just a small part of the film and not the co0star.

There are so many films that try to make the story line so hard to follow; this is not one of them. I look forward to the sequel - there is much more adventure and life ahead of both of these women and how their families accept their new found joy of life. Bring it on.

Who would think a road trip movie in France with 2 elderly actresses would turn out to be quite interesting and unexpected in the direction things take. An unhappily married woman with a nasty husband and a former movie star setting off to a funeral of a director in France end up together on a trip in Brittany - Ile de Re. The scenery is interesting - not as beautiful as the South of France but watchable for it being unfamiliar.

It's refreshing to see different older actresses in this kind of roles. A nice change from Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. Joan Collins has an expressive face and manages to convey comedy and emotion well. Some actresses her age have too much botox and can't show any expression at all. Pauline Collins isn't as well preserved but she is perfect for her role. Franco Nero plays an Italian artist and love interest.

Worth a watch.