In many ways, Hollywood itself– the films here– has never fully understood what Jennifer Lopez has to do. There is a sharp divide between her persona's polished imperiosity as a pop singer and her more casual, approachable presentation in interviews and late-night appearances, and her film roles have often fought to bridge this gap.
Films like the popular rom- coms Maid In Manhattan or The Wedding Planner have placed her in stories of aspirational transformation that enabled her to move from one realm to the next, and her new, harmlessly charming film Second Act falls largely within the same template, if not as successfully.
The film follows many of the same beats as the 1988 Working Girl of Mike Nichols, in which a working-class woman from an outer borough of New York City bluffs her way into the offices of the rich and powerful in Manhattan, where she really belongs.
In the Second Act, Lopez plays Maya Vargas, who is promoted to the big box store where she has been assistant manager for years and feels that her life is dead. After her best friend's son (Leah Remini) creates a false summary and an online presence for her without her knowledge–turning her into a credential corporate consultant–she suddenly finds herself engaged in a major cosmetics company and competes with the boss ' daughter (Vanessa Hudgens). As unexpected connections arise from the past of Maya, her new life is linked to the old one she tried to leave behind.
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