Jennifer Lopez: Halftime
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Directed byAmanda Micheli
Produced by
  • Benny Medina
  • Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
  • Dave Broome
  • Angus Wall
  • Terry Leonard
  • Jennifer Sofio Hall
  • Kent Kubena
  • Serin Marshall
StarringJennifer Lopez
CinematographyJason Bergh
Edited byCarol Martori
Music byAntonio Pinto
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08) (Tribeca)
  • June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jennifer Lopez: Halftime is a 2022 American Netflix original documentary film directed by Amanda Micheli.[1] Its story follows the career of Jennifer Lopez, with a heavy focus on her performance at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show and her film Hustlers (2019).[2] The film premiered at the opening night of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival,[3][4][5] and was released on Netflix on June 14, 2022.[6][7]

Lopez re-recorded an orchestra version of the song entitled "Same Girl (Halftime Remix)" featuring French Montana along with another song, a rendition of "This Land Is Your Land" / "America the Beautiful", to coincide with the release of the film.

Cast

Release

The film premiered as the opening night film at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2022,[4] and on Netflix on June 14, 2022.[6]

The film debuted at #2 worldwide on Netflix on its second day of streaming, behind Hustle starring Adam Sandler.

Between June 12, 2022, and June 26, 2022, the documentary was watched for 27.25 million hours on Netflix.[8]

Reception

Overall, the documentary has garnered positive reviews from film critics and the general public alike.[9][10][11][12] The film has a 84% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 37 reviews.[13] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "a solid, entertaining, insider's look at the life and times of a once-aspiring singer-dancer-actress from the Bronx who left home at 18 to pursue her dreams, got her first big break as a 'Fly Girl' on In Living Color, and for the last three decades has starred in some 40 major motion pictures and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide."[14] Adam Green of The Detroit News called it "an inspirational look at someone who has overcome the odds and continues to fight to be taken seriously and to have her voice be heard."[15] Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars and concluded that it "is unlikely to majorly shift anyone's thoughts on Jennifer Lopez."[16]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2022 Best Music Documentary/Special Program Halftime – Produced by Courtney Baxter, Jason B. Bergh, Bernardo Loyola, Christopher Rouse, Yong Yam; Directed by Amanda Micheli and Sam Wrench Nominated [17]
iHeartRadio Music Awards March 27, 2023 Favorite Documentary Halftime – Jennifer Lopez Nominated [18]
MTV Movie & TV Awards May 7, 2023 Best Music Documentary Halftime Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ Dado, Natasha (April 13, 2022). "Jennifer Lopez's Netflix Documentary Halftime to Open 2022 Tribeca Film Festival". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Garcia, Gretty (April 13, 2022). "J.Lo's Netflix Documentary 'Halftime' Premieres This Summer. Here's Everything You Need to Know About It". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "J. Lo Sets Off Tribeca 2022 Opening Night with New "HALFTIME" Doc". Tribeca. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Goldsmith, Jill (June 9, 2022). "Tribeca Festival Kicks Off With Celebratory Doc 'Halftime,' Low Key Presence By Star Jennifer Lopez". Deadline. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Doc 'Halftime' Premieres at Tribeca Festival". Billboard. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lang, Brent (April 13, 2022). "Jennifer Lopez Netflix Documentary 'Halftime' Selected as Tribeca Opening Night Film". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Kreps, Daniel (April 13, 2022). "Jennifer Lopez and Her Iconic Halftime Show Are Getting the Doc Treatment". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Moore, Kasey (July 14, 2022). "Most Popular New Documentaries on Netflix in 2022 (So Far)". What's on Netflix. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Sharma, Pooja (June 14, 2022). "Jennifer Lopez: Halftime Review: Empowering and Sensational". leisure byte. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Garcia, Tess (June 14, 2022). "All Jennifer Lopez Asked Was to Be Treated Like a White Man". Glamour. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Davidson, Douglas (June 13, 2022). "Jennifer Lopez-focused documentary "Halftime" offers a surprising chastisement for the entertainment industry which devours celebrity. [Tribeca Film Festival]". Elements of Madness. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Das, Poulomi (June 15, 2022). "Halftime review: Jennifer Lopez in rousing, effective documentary: "it's clear as day that not recognizing Lopez's work on Hustlers is nothing short of an act of malice. Halftime ensures that the world remembers it."". First Post. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Halftime". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  14. ^ Roeper, Richard (June 13, 2022). "'Halftime': Jennifer Lopez doc seems to bare some but not all". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  15. ^ Graham, Adam (June 14, 2022). "Fascinating look inside the world of Jennifer Lopez". Detroit News. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  16. ^ Sobczynski, Peter (June 14, 2022). "Reviews: Halftime". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  17. ^ Anderson, Erik (November 3, 2022). "Black Panther, Bros, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) nominations". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "Jack Harlow Scores Two Song of the Year Nods for 2023 iHeart Radio Awards: Full Nominations List". Billboard. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2023). "MTV Movie & TV Awards: Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last Of Us Lead 2023 Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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