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Halftime review: Jennifer Lopez’s journey to becoming a multifaceted icon deserves all the recognition-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
Halftime. Jennifer Lopez in Halftime. Cr. Netflix © 2022
in an intimate 2019 timelapsse
to her infamous 2000 Gramm’s plunging Versace dress mocked (the gown which kickstarted Google Images) at every opportunity
In the opener, we journey back to July 2019 (24 July to be exact) which marked the icon’s 50th birthday -directed by Amanda Micheli-
after revealing her struggle for those around her to take her seriouly as an artist and a woman
Even from a young age, the singer was riddled with self-doubt after members of own family couldn’t identify her as a performer, a thought that seemingly haunted her during the height of her career.
Naturally, the star reflected on her Bronx upbringing and while many of us still hum and bop along to her 2002 hit Jenny from the block 20 years later, the documentary paid tribute to her roots in beautiful yet heartbreaking way.
JLo kindly takes us behind the scenes of her stripper crime drama Hustlers – which also starred Constance Wu, Keke Palmer and Lili Reinhart – and enviable core strength aside, the Marry Me actress’ resilience in challenging the ongoing inequality in Hollywood is pretty remarkable.
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Despite being described as her ‘best work since 2002′ those close to her cheered were baffled by her Oscar snub Golden Globe nod, to which she was planning to dedicate her monumental win to those around her
The fandom was furious, critics were stunned and now we know just how hard the actress found it too.
While we all look at someone like Jennifer who has always slayed everything in sight, the run-up to the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show was anything but plain sailing.
While the Get Right musician and Columbian singer Shakira brought the hose down with their epic routine, their main objective wasn’t about putting on a good show, but to honour the Latin community during the height of Donald Trump’s reign as President.
Viewers might be surprised to know that Jennifer wasn’t immediately sold on the idea of two artists headlining the annual highly-anticipated event.
Although Jennifer made her mark on the Hollywood scene after she played the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic,
‘It was hard, I just had very low self-esteem,’ she sobs in the trailer. ‘I had to really figure out who I was and believe in that and not believe in anything else.’
The star’s groundbreaking performance as
While being a positive role model for her children Emme and Maximilian
which even concerned her fiancé Ben Affleck
Throughout the documentary, we see the fighting for her voice in the midst of diva accusations to the tabloids hailing her ‘the serial bride,’ – all of which nearly pushed the star to walk away from it all.
Although there are moments where it rushes from one topic to the next, you will find yourself hanging on to Jennifer’s every word
And just like she said: ‘It’s only just the beginning.’
Halftime is available to watch on Netflix on June 14.
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Halftime. Jennifer Lopez in Halftime. Cr. Netflix © 2022
in an intimate 2019 timelapsse
to her infamous 2000 Gramm’s plunging Versace dress mocked (the gown which kickstarted Google Images) at every opportunity
In the opener, we journey back to July 2019 (24 July to be exact) which marked the icon’s 50th birthday -directed by Amanda Micheli-
after revealing her struggle for those around her to take her seriouly as an artist and a woman
Even from a young age, the singer was riddled with self-doubt after members of own family couldn’t identify her as a performer, a thought that seemingly haunted her during the height of her career.
Naturally, the star reflected on her Bronx upbringing and while many of us still hum and bop along to her 2002 hit Jenny from the block 20 years later, the documentary paid tribute to her roots in beautiful yet heartbreaking way.
JLo kindly takes us behind the scenes of her stripper crime drama Hustlers – which also starred Constance Wu, Keke Palmer and Lili Reinhart – and enviable core strength aside, the Marry Me actress’ resilience in challenging the ongoing inequality in Hollywood is pretty remarkable.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
browser that
supports HTML5
video
Despite being described as her ‘best work since 2002′ those close to her cheered were baffled by her Oscar snub Golden Globe nod, to which she was planning to dedicate her monumental win to those around her
The fandom was furious, critics were stunned and now we know just how hard the actress found it too.
While we all look at someone like Jennifer who has always slayed everything in sight, the run-up to the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show was anything but plain sailing.
While the Get Right musician and Columbian singer Shakira brought the hose down with their epic routine, their main objective wasn’t about putting on a good show, but to honour the Latin community during the height of Donald Trump’s reign as President.
Viewers might be surprised to know that Jennifer wasn’t immediately sold on the idea of two artists headlining the annual highly-anticipated event.
Although Jennifer made her mark on the Hollywood scene after she played the late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic,
‘It was hard, I just had very low self-esteem,’ she sobs in the trailer. ‘I had to really figure out who I was and believe in that and not believe in anything else.’
The star’s groundbreaking performance as
While being a positive role model for her children Emme and Maximilian
which even concerned her fiancé Ben Affleck
Throughout the documentary, we see the fighting for her voice in the midst of diva accusations to the tabloids hailing her ‘the serial bride,’ – all of which nearly pushed the star to walk away from it all.
Although there are moments where it rushes from one topic to the next, you will find yourself hanging on to Jennifer’s every word
And just like she said: ‘It’s only just the beginning.’
Halftime is available to watch on Netflix on June 14.
Got a story?
If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
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