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Second Act
Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a second act.
March 13, 1997 in USA
25 June 1985, Denver, Colorado, USA
1 December 1951, Rowayton, Connecticut, USA
1984, Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
June 24, 2010 in New York City, New York, USA
15 October 1953, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA
January 28, 2019
Lopez, who spends most of the film with her cleavage set on stun, is good at this sort of thing and gets particularly effective support from both her underwiring and from Leah Remini, playing her splendidly foul-mouthed best friend.
December 21, 2018
Even the boundless charms of Jennifer Lopez cannot overcome a mess of a script in Second Act.
December 21, 2018
The film feels as finely tailored to J. Lo as the booty-enhancing pencil skirts she wears throughout the movie: Second Act's Maya from Queens is our Jenny from the Block.
January 28, 2019
Hollywood hokum can be a fine thing, but even if you found this storyline in a quaint old melodrama, you'd think it too stupid.
February 02, 2019
Second Act's cinematic commentary should inspire women all over the globe to never give up no matter what age. Seriously, can you really put price tag on a dreams?
February 07, 2019
As the movie of choice after a boozy brunch or as a way to decompress after holiday stress, Second Act-goofy and cliched, but not offensively either-will do fine.
March 03, 2019
Here's the quickie review: Good cast, nearly hopeless script.
January 29, 2019
Stretches the bounds of contrivance past credibility.
January 24, 2019
A truly terrible Working Girl knock-off...
December 21, 2018
So much of the humor and so many of the situations in "Second Act" feel like warmed-over Second Helpings of a dinner from long ago. A dinner that wasn't all that memorable in the first place.
March 04, 2019
There are lots of very obvious plot points, that you know where everything is going to play out, but you kind of go along with it because we're comfortable seeing her in this role.
February 08, 2019
There's an increasing lack of comedy in Hollywood comedies. [Full Review in Spanish]