What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

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That's a Rell of a typo.

Too much reliance on a spell checker. I wonder if a grammar checker would have flagged it? It's not grammatically incorrect.

"Second Act" stars Jennifer Lopez as, no surprise, a salt of the earth assistant store manager at the cinematic equivalent of Sam's Club, who lands "consultant" position with a giant consumer products company. She is determined to prove her "street smarts" (she didn't graduate from High School, but has her GED) are just as valuable as a college degree. The plot takes some huge twists and "surprise" telenovela reveals, which push it to the edge of believability. The "empowered woman" theme clearly targets this film at a certain demographic, and admittedly, it is successful in entertaining them. Tears were shed in the theater as characters confessed to one another, and truths were revealed...

But you have seen this story many times before. The heroine, from humble roots, suddenly gets her "wish" to live like the 1%. However, this opportunity comes at the cost of having to go through great machinations to keep her true origin hidden from her new "peers".



The "Cinderella" story has even been done a couple of times by Ms. Lopez already. Remember "Maid in Manhattan"?

In any case, Jennifer Lopez's performance is likeable. She plays herself, so it is no surprise when her tops are uncomfortably revealing, and her heels are ridiculously high. There's even a couple of "Mamma Mia" dance numbers thrown in.

Leah Remini (formerly of the CBS sitcom "King of Queens", and current anti-Scientology lightning rod) steals the show with a non-stop stream of witty wisecracks. It is clear that not all of them were scripted, which makes it a lot of fun.

If you are a fan of the feel good, tribe of women empowering each other while finding love and dealing with family and career storyline, this is a film for you. If not, the 1:45 running time feels like 2:15.

I give it 6 doves out of 10.

Quote: Ayecarumba

Leah Remini (formerly of the CBS sitcom "King of Queens", and current anti-Scientology lightning rod) steals the show with a non-stop stream of witty wisecracks. It is clear that not all of them were scripted, which makes it a lot of fun.

Leah Remini is my hero
Go Leah

Quote: Ayecarumba

The "Cinderella" story has even been done a couple of times by Ms. Lopez already. Remember "Maid in Manhattan"?

It's simple finance. Look at her five biggest films according to worldwide gross. Maid in Manhattan made the most money from worldwide revenue and is the story she can most easily repeat without having to pay for expensive costars.

Ice Age: Continental Drift-animated
Ice Age: Collision Course-animated
Home (2015)-animated
Shall We Dance (Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci)
Maid in Manhattan (Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci)

Costars for "Second Act" include: Vanessa Hudgens, Treat Williams, Milo Ventimiglia, Charlyne Yi

As of June 2018, JLo's net worth is $380 million according to Celebrity Net Worth — and rising. She did not make that kind of money from movie salaries. She makes it from selling a lifestyle brand based on her ability to propel "Jenny from the Block" to the upper reaches of wealth.

Celebrity Net Worth
Vanessa Hudgens ($14 million), Treat Williams ($10 million), Milo Ventimiglia ($12 million), Charlyne Yi ($1 million) new costars
Richard Gere ($100 million), Susan Sarandon ($50 million), Ralph Fiennes ($30 million), Stanley Tucci ($25 million) old costars

I've seen Amy Shumer here and there,
don't like her much. Never seen her in
anything, so watched Trainwreck last
night. Good god is she repulsive, I didn't
even make it to the end. She's not attractive,
not funny, and can't act worth a damn.
I was actually physically repulsed by
her, which isn't an easy thing to achieve.
Yuck..

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I've seem Amy Shumer here and there,
don't like her much. Never seen her in
anything, so watched Trainwreck last
night. Good god is she repulsive, I didn't
even make it to the end. She's not attractive,
not funny, and can't act worth a damn.
I was actually physically repulsed by
her, which isn't an easy thing to achieve.
Yuck..

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/12/13/amy-schumer-promises-to-stop-trying-to-look-super-fckable/

Quote: aceofspades

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/12/13/amy-schumer-promises-to-stop-trying-to-look-super-fckable/

Good god, that's how she thinks she
looks? That guys want sex with her?
I heard she was pregnant and was
amazed she actually found somebody
to have sex with, what a loser that guy
must be.. lol

Quote: aceofspades

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2018/12/13/amy-schumer-promises-to-stop-trying-to-look-super-fckable/

Posting a link from a right wing web site that hates anybody on the left with no personal remark from you
why?
Its pointless
I'm not going to click on that junk. How about a movie review or actually participating in a discussion

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Posting a link from a right wing web site that hates anybody on the left with no personal remark from you
why?
Its pointless
I'm not going to click on that junk. How about a movie review.

Then don't click on it

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Then don't click on it

What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

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