Second Act Review

Second Act is not without a few redeeming elements, but the bad far outweighs the good. This movie is about a grocery store worker who goes to work for a big makeup company after a fake resume’ gets her in the door. Jennifer Lopez gives an okay performance. She has a few decent moments, but she does nothing to make us care about her character. Vanessa Hudgens is easily the best part of this movie. She makes her character likable and is the only character with any substance. Leah Remini and Treat Williams give passable side performances but never do anything to standout. Peter Segal does a competent job directing. His direction is very bland, but there was nothing noticeably bad about it. The script is a huge mess. Jennifer Lopez’s character is written so poorly that it is nearly impossible to root for her. Hudgens’ character is much more interesting, but some story turns with her make very little sense. There are a few funny moments but for every funny joke there are ten that miss. At 100 minutes the movie drags on for a long time and is just downright boring at times. Overall, Second Act is a big miss due to an unlikable main character and just not being funny.

4/10