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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Wendy Ide

The Time of Their Lives review – forgettable British comedy

Joan and Pauline Collins in The Time of Their Lives
Joan and Pauline Collins in The Time of Their Lives.

Joan Collins plays Helen, a self-absorbed former movie star who sees a funeral in France as an opportunity to network and undo past mistakes.

Pauline Collins revisits Shirley Valentine territory as Priscilla, the browbeaten wife whom Helen bullies into accompanying her. It’s a rickety Zimmer frame of a plot, but both actors deliver memorable turns in a largely forgettable film.

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