Review of Halftime

Halftime (2022)
1/10
Another Day Another Netflix Political Narrative
18 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I went into this with an open mind. I like JLo ok, I am not a superfan. In my view, She is talented but as an overall entertainer, not some amazing actress.

Not ten minutes in, the political bashing (guess who is mentioned- Netflix never misses an opportunity to bring this guy in to everything) comes in. Then the Halftime Show development which I thought could be interesting. JLo and Shakira are chosen to do the show together. JLo doesn't seem too happy about that and I Can see why. JLo decides a stripper pole represents women's empowerment and so uses it in her show. I disagree that strippers and seggs workers are the epitome of women taking back their power. I think the stripper pole maybe is to promote her movie. You can see how everything is for publicity.

I am over these uber rich, entitled, famous elites complaining about how hard they have it. While the rest of us struggling to make paychecks last. JLo is literally a one in a 100 million success story. She hasn't lived in the bronx for 40 years, yet she acts like she is still a resident. She made it rather quickly and has been very fortunate in her career. Yet she plays the victim card constantly. Somehow we are lead to believe shes been slighted as a woman of color. Poor me.

She believes that Hustlers was a massive hit and a masterpiece of film. B, please. It was not well-received and the entire premise was distasteful to be honest. Yet she thinks she was unfairly passed over for awards because... you guessed it she is latina.

Lets face it, today being a person "of color" in entertainment is a huge plus not a negative. In times where everywhere is inclusivity - which don't get me wrong is not a bad thing- JLo isn't suffering. She has more riches that she can spend in 5 lifetimes. She lives in luxury. She has it all. I can not cry for her.

That is all.
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