It seems anybody can become an action star in the modern movie market. With the right training, actors with impressive acting chops can pair those skills with explosive stunt work to make for surprise hits. Jennifer Lopez certainly isn’t a stranger to kicking ass on the big screen, but the latest phase of her career seems to have arrived at a crucial junction with director Niki Caro’s The Mother. Amping up Lopez’s experience with stuntwork, the movie further establishes her credentials as an action lead, testing her physical mettle to a great extent. But while this film has all the essential components of a thrilling, combat-fueled blockbuster, those parts never form an effective whole, which feels like it’s all bullets and no flowers.
Release Date: May 12, 2023
Directed By: Niki Caro
Written By: Misha Green and Andrea Berloff and Peter Craig
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Paul Raci and Gael Garcia Bernal
Rating: Rated R for violence, some language, and brief drug use.
Runtime: 117 minutes
