The title of the Jennifer Lopez documentary "Halftime" is not just a reference to the global superstar's performance at halftime of the Super Bowl in 2020. It's also meant as a nod to J. Lo's 50th birthday just months before, and perhaps the midpoint of the actress, pop singer and mega-celebrity's time on this planet.
"Halftime" doesn't quite give J. Lo the warts-and-all treatment; it's a tightly managed portrait of Lopez's life, career and unstoppable hustle, and there are no telling small moments that are going to threaten her carefully controlled image. Yet it's a fascinating look at Lopez, her drive and her desire to overcome any and all obstacles in her path.
Directed by Amanda Micheli, "Halftime" opens in July 2019 and largely unspools in the leadup to Lopez's performance with Shakira at Super Bowl LIV, just a few weeks before COVID-19 shut down the world. That period coincided with Hollywood's awards season, when Lopez was in the Oscar conversation for her role as a headstrong exotic dancer in "Hustlers." (The Academy Awards nomination ultimately didn't come, which deals a bit of a narrative blow to the documentary.)
