Hustlers reminded us of Jennifer Lopez's power as a character actor, but she's been an underrated actor all along. Ceilidhann digs into her movie star arc:
As a young Latina actress in an industry dominated by whiteness, Lopez was often put in unenviable positions during the beginnings of her acting career. Even in good roles, she had to face the racist mess of a business that saw all women of color as interchangeable.
Yet her work in these films is strong, for Lopez has always possessed a unique charisma that seems primed for cinematic glory. She’s impossible to look away from, inhabiting the screen as though it was her absolute right to do so. In, which was dismissed by critics at the time for being luridly nihilistic, she plays a woman trapped in an incestuous relationship with her father.
Selling over 80 million records goes a long way, but it was also a reminder that Hollywood prefers limitations on its stars. It’s never been wild about multi-hyphenates like Lopez who jump between singing, acting and more, certainly not in the way that is more commonplace in China and South Korea. The supposed sanctity of the Movie Star has taken a long time to be deconstructed to allow the slightest sliver of change.
Lopez is back in leading roles now, returning to romantic comedies alongside a few more varied films on Netflix that could continue her multimedia domination. There’s a new album on the horizon, a collaboration with new husband Ben Affleck, and some newsletters to publish. Perhaps, amid the busiest schedule in Hollywood, she’ll find time to take on a role worthy of her talents. It’ll be worth the wait..
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