SECOND ACT (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jennifer Lopez (Monster-In-Law), Vanessa Hudgens (The Princess Switch), Leah Remini (Old School), Annaleigh Ashford (Top Five), Dan Bucatinsky (Under the Tuscan Sun), Freddie Stroma (Pitch Perfect), Milo Ventimiglia (Rocky Balboa), Treat Williams (Prince of the City), Larry Miller (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Charlyne Yi (The Disaster Artist), Dave Foley (Postal), Alan Aisenberg (Unholy), Dierdre Friel (Evol), John James Cronin (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Peter Segal (50 First Dates), director; Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (film debut) and Justin Zackham (The Bucket List), writers, producers; Jennifer Lopez (The Boy Next Door) and Benny Medina (The Fighting Temptations), producers; Michael Andrews (Bridesmaids), composer; Ueli Steiger (The Day After Tomorrow), cinematographer; Jason Gourson (Breaking the Bank), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Stuck in a low-paying job, Maya (Lopez) suddenly gets a chance to fulfil her career ambitions when she is mistaken by a private finance firm for an accomplished consultant, and is hired to handle a major business deal…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Jennifer Lopez returns to feel-good comedy territory in a film that gives her a strong platform to show how fulfilling it can be to land the job of your dreams.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY 2019

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Challengers (2024, dir. Luca Guadagnino)

A former tennis champion is caught between two former best friends…

Abigail (2024, dirs. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett)

A group of kidnappers realise that young Abigail is no ordinary child…

Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver (2024, dir. Zack Snyder)

A group of intergalactic rebels make their stand against a totalitarian regime…

Sometimes I Think About Dying (2024, dir. Rachel Lambert)

An introverted office worker befriends a new work colleague…

The Book of Clarence (2024, dir. Jeymes Samuel)

In 33 AD Jerusalem, Clarence takes advantage of the celebrity culture surrounding a certain prophet…

Back to Black (2024, dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson)

Rising singer Amy Winehouse falls in love with Blake Fielder-Civil…

Bleeding Love (2024, dir. Emma Westenberg)

A father and his addict daughter go on a road trip together…

Civil War (2024, dir. Alex Garland)

A group of journalists travel across America as it descends into a modern civil war…

The Teachers’ Lounge (2023, dir. İlker Çatak)

A teacher conducts her own investigation into a series of thefts at her school…

Seize Them! (2024, dir. Curtis Vowell)

In Medieval England, an arrogant Queen is overthrown in a rebellion…