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Review of by Nathan Rabin for The A.V. Club — 21 Dec 2002

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An unusually perceptive look at subjects seldom explored in American film—the emotional lives of working-class extended families and middle-aged sexuality—Twice In A Lifetime is especially poignant when documenting the collateral damage the central affair causes to Hackman's wife (a touching Ellen Burstyn) and bitter adult daughter (Amy Madigan).

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This review of Twice in a Lifetime (1985) was written by and published by The A.V. Club on 21 Dec 2002.

Twice in a Lifetime has generally received mixed reviews.

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