why do people obsess over J-Lo's acting?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — An Unfinished Life
rebecca2nahid — 16 years ago(January 01, 2010 01:40 PM)
I just dont get it as I actually think shes a fairly decent actress. Maybe not oscarworthy but she certainly can hold her own. She acts in a way that doesnt draw too much attention to herself so in other words nothing dreadful. Shes great in comedy films like Monster In Law and decent in drama. She was an actress before she was a singer, and if she had never had a singing career I dont think people would of even ever mentioned her acting skills. It is possible to be okay at both (shes not the best singer but her songs are entertaining and I can think of worse candidates to focus on who cannot singKaty Perry anyone?) If we are gonna talk about bad actresses what about Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson who do the same crappy fluffy films time after time and are never gonna get oscars yet they never get spoken about!
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smoko — 15 years ago(April 27, 2010 04:19 AM)
She was great in Out of Sight (the sexiest film ever?), and I heard she was good in this, so I came here to find out more, but after the J-Lo name change (WTF) she made it hard to give her acting much credibility. The tabloid stuff, the selling perfumes and other crap - it's all baggage that kills an actress's believability. I think that it's just as important what an actor does off-camera than on, and sometimes she's been her own worst enemy.
If she had just focused on acting instead of the other crap and stayed away from the romcoms, I think by now she would've been regarded as a great actress, maybe with an Oscar nomination, instead of as a soulless brand. -
LTUM — 14 years ago(March 11, 2012 12:20 PM)
did she get naked in this?
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mail-2775 — 15 years ago(July 30, 2010 10:41 PM)
I don't know. She's no actress, but I was surprised by how good she was in this, especially in the second half.
It isn't the first time I've been surprised that her acting was okay, as was the case with U-Turn and Out of Sight. Most movies she's done would have been unwatchable no matter who the lead actress would have been.
An Unfinished Life would have been cast better with, well, any actress, but she did okay in this. The weak point was the story, sappy and predictable to a degree seldom seen. Lasse Halstrom doesn't have a clue about Wyoming, life there, or the people there. -
jnic7594 — 14 years ago(June 27, 2011 10:43 AM)
Like every other actor and actress J-Lo has put out some lemons, lol. BUT I have seen her do really well in some movies. This one, Selena, Out of Sight, etc. I think the people that are hating on her are people that just plain don't like her in general and won't give her acting a chance.
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bsteward-2 — 13 years ago(April 30, 2012 03:49 PM)
It's quite possible that some people have grown so accustom to the perfectionism of Hollywood that reality now seems unrealistic to them In order to entertain the masses, actors have been forced to portray their characters beyond that of realism and they have to maintain a physical beauty thats actually rare in society To what end.??? Is it any wonder so many celebrities succumb to substance abuse, eating disorders, plastic surgery, etc. with all the outrageous demands we (society) place on them.???
I think some people actually critique actors to harshly, I think most times its the movie that they dont like but they expect the actors to be able to entertain them through any situation or plot, so they blame the acting if theyre disappointed with the movie
I've often thought it'd be a great experiment to film a real-life situation unbeknown to the individuals being filmed, not actors but regular people living out a regular day, and then play it back for critics who love to harshly critique actors It'd be interesting to see if they STILL said it wasn't realistic enough or that it was bad acting when, in reality, it wasn't acting at all but real life.
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dancestilmidnight — 13 years ago(August 30, 2012 11:55 PM)
I am watching this movie now and enjoying J-Lo in it, I like her understated simplicity. It's similar to her acting in Angel Eyes, which I liked much better, but in Angel Eyes she is stronger and takes control of her situation. Here she is burdened with her past and has a long struggle to regain her sense of self-worth. It's a pleasure to watch her again. Each to his own taste
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bluecat60 — 13 years ago(November 23, 2012 07:45 AM)
I think it irks people that she is an awful actress, yet she continues to star in so many movies. Apparently she can get these parts because there are enough idiots willing to watch her "act". And "gonna" is not a real word.
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RaimeyD — 12 years ago(September 28, 2013 09:30 AM)
In a movie headlining Redford & Freeman, just about anyone could hang on those coat tails. I do not like Jennifer Lopez, and don't think she has much talent. However, she was fairly good in this. The scene where Redford woke her up to discuss her bf, probably was the worst scene she's ever had in any movie.
I do think she stood tight in this movie and would watch it again.
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JohnnyWeissmuller — 11 years ago(August 26, 2014 12:16 PM)
I couldn't disagree more. What Lopez does as a performer in the music business and how the media portray her bears little resemblance to the kind of characters she's played in numerous films over the years.
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