A big box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.
Jennifer Lopez brings yet another feel-good movie to the big screen. Directed by Peter Segal, “Second Act” is heartwarming and genuine. Lopez portrays Maya, a hardworking woman from Queens that turns the market she works at into a community hub. With the help of her boyfriend Trey (Milo Ventimiglia), she gains the confidence to interview for a manager position. However, the owner of the store picks a man that graduated college over her simply because she did not have a degree.
Even though she is devastated by the news, Trey and her best friend Joan (Leah Remini) throw her a huge birthday party. There she makes the mistake of admitting to Joan’s 18-year-old son Dilly (Dalton Harrod) that she wished street smarts equaled book smarts in everyone’s eyes. He makes her dreams come true the following week by revamping her resume and sending it out to various companies. The only problem is that the resume is covered in blatant lies. Understandably, she gets a call about an interview from one of the biggest businesses in the world, Franklin and Clarke. The bosses daughter Zoe (Vanessa Hudgens), sees right through Maya and is also very protective of her brand. Maya soon learns she has to fake it until she makes it, but it turns out that’s not so easy. She takes on this whole new identity and tries not to lose herself along the way. This new identity also brings trials and tribulations which open a brand new storyline.
Overall, this movie will make you laugh, cry, and scream “Yes girl!”. It is definitely predictable at times but what rom-com isn’t?
In theaters Friday, December 21st
