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- 2022
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
Summary An intimate look at Jennifer Lopez as she reflects on her milestones and evolution as an artist, and navigates the second half of her career continuing to entertain, empower and inspire.
Directed By: Amanda Micheli, Sam Wrench
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
- 2022
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 1 h 35 m
Halftime
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8.3
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Summary An intimate look at Jennifer Lopez as she reflects on her milestones and evolution as an artist, and navigates the second half of her career continuing to entertain, empower and inspire.
Directed By: Amanda Micheli, Sam Wrench
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
63
60% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The ultimate meaning of Lopez’s life and career is still up in the air, a status suggested by the title Halftime. At one point here Lopez frankly discusses the various personas she has tried on, one of which she refers to as “Don’t write me off.” And we shouldn’t.
Even with all that success and a number of high-profile romances, Lopez has maintained a tight control over her image (like most stars on that level), and this is probably as close as her fans are going to get to a revealing filmed biography.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 214 User Ratings
8.3
85% Positive
182 Ratings
182 Ratings
3% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
12% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 214 User Ratings
8.3
85% Positive
182 Ratings
182 Ratings
3% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
12% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
Halftime is often hagiography, but a keen and sympathetic one too, designed to humanize a tabloid-headline life and remind us once again that where she comes from (the Block, the boogie-down Bronx) is as integral to her success as beauty or talent or sheer tenacity.
Micheli’s film is less than artful, scattered with limited talking heads (mostly Lopez’s business partners and her mother, briefly), random flashbacks, occasional archival footage, and a series of short sequences that could frame their own films (particularly quick-cut segments about Lopez’s early years, her treatment by the press, the obsession with her body, the constant tabloid attention), but none of that is the draw: it’s Lopez.
Halftime is no warts-and-all exposé. It’s an unapologetically pro-Lopez project, revealing only what the star wants her fans and skeptics to know about how she’s dealt with her many career disappointments. But Lopez has been such a powerful cultural presence that she’s earned this kind of tribute.
In Halftime, she is seen in top J. Lo form, an empowering Hollywood icon with an inspirational story to share. Is that reason enough to watch this scattershot portrait? It depends on if she had your love to begin with.
Halftime justly salutes Lopez’s pride in her achievements, but it’s every bit as much a salute to her brand management.
A beautiful portrait of an incredibly strong and hardworking woman. Not only will you walk away with a new understanding of Jennifer but also a new level of respect
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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As often happens in documentaries that only seek to exalt the figure they're focusing on, Halftime is essentially the same, but scrambled. Particularly when it comes to the machinery required to make the ''Jennifer Lopez's brand'' work.
I read some professional reviews before I started watching it, mostly to get a better sense of it, because to tell you the truth my level of interest was pretty low.
One of those reviews states that Lopez is a ''superstar'' and therefore her attitudes are allowed, but the only thing I could notice was the stink of her ego and it definitely only reaffirmed the opinion I had of her, regardless of her professional accomplishments.
That's why I doubt this documentary will change the minds of those who think the same about her, because at the end of the day, you don't learn anything from her, rather this only serves to do what I mentioned first; To keep the brand going.
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Very boring and self-serving show with one of the least talented and least acclaimed stars of her generation. No matter what Jlo does, it's always mediocre. I had to stop watching this marketing gig halfway through. There was so much narcissism at full display. This woman is so full of herself. Yikes.
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Production Company
Makemake,
Nuyorican Productions,
Twenty Five/Seven Productions,
Universal Television Alternative Studios
Release Date Jun 14, 2022
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-MA
Genres
Tagline It's just the beginning
Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Music + Sound Awards, International
• 1 Nomination
iHeartRadio Music Awards
• 1 Nomination
