Jennifer Lopez: Halftime

{{Infobox film

| image = Halftime Poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Amanda Micheli

| producer = {{plainlist|

Benny Medina
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Dave Broome
Angus Wall
Terry Leonard
Jennifer Sofio Hall
Kent Kubena
Serin Marshall

}}

| starring = Jennifer Lopez

| music = Antonio Pinto

| cinematography = Jason Bergh

| editing = Carol Martori

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Universal Television Alternative Studio
Nuyorican Productions
Twentyfive/Seven Productions
MakeMake

}}

| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|2022|06|08|Tribeca|2022|06|14}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Jennifer Lopez: Halftime is a 2022 American Netflix original documentary film directed by Amanda Micheli.{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2022 |first=Natasha |last=Dado |title=Jennifer Lopez's Netflix Documentary Halftime to Open 2022 Tribeca Film Festival |url=https://people.com/movies/jennifer-lopez-netflix-documentary-halftime-to-open-2022-tribeca-film-festival/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en}} Its story follows the career of Jennifer Lopez, with a heavy focus on her performance at the Super Bowl LIV halftime show and her film Hustlers (2019).{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Gretty |date=2022-04-13 |title=J.Lo's Netflix Documentary 'Halftime' Premieres This Summer. Here's Everything You Need to Know About It. |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a39716641/jennifer-lopez-netflix-documentary-halftime/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}} The film premiered at the opening night of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=J. Lo Sets Off Tribeca 2022 Opening Night with New "HALFTIME" Doc |url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/j-lo-sets-off-tribeca-2022-opening-night-with-new-halftime-doc |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Tribeca|date=April 13, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/tribeca-festival-opening-halftime-jennifer-lopez-1235041387/|title=Tribeca Festival Kicks Off With Celebratory Doc 'Halftime,' Low Key Presence By Star Jennifer Lopez|work=Deadline|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|date=June 9, 2022 |access-date=June 9, 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/jennifer-lopez-halftime-tribeca-festival-1235084454/|title=Jennifer Lopez Doc 'Halftime' Premieres at Tribeca Festival|magazine=Billboard|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022}} and was released on Netflix on June 14, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2022-04-13 |title=Jennifer Lopez Netflix Documentary 'Halftime' Selected as Tribeca Opening Night Film |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/jennifer-lopez-netflix-documentary-halftime-tribeca-opening-night-world-premiere-1235231865/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2022-04-13 |title=Jennifer Lopez and Her Iconic Halftime Show Are Getting the Doc Treatment |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jennifer-lopez-halftime-documentary-tribeca-netflix-1337106/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

Lopez re-recorded an orchestra version of the song entitled "Same Girl (Halftime Remix)" featuring French Montana along with another song, a rendition of "This Land Is Your Land" / "America the Beautiful", to coincide with the release of the film.

Cast

Jennifer Lopez
Shakira
Ben Affleck
Adam Blackstone
Hamish Hamilton
Lorene Scafaria
Jimmy Fallon {{small|(archive footage from The Tonight Show)}}
Julia Stiles
Constance Wu
Lili Reinhart {{small|(archive footage from The Hollywood Reporter)}}
Keke Palmer {{small|(archive footage from The Hollywood Reporter)}}
Christy Lemire
Rocco Leo Gaglioti{{small|(archive footage from Fashion News Live)}}

Release

The film premiered as the opening night film at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2022, and on Netflix on June 14, 2022.

The film debuted at #2 worldwide on Netflix on its second day of streaming, behind Hustle starring Adam Sandler.

Between June 12, 2022, and June 26, 2022, the documentary was watched for 27.25 million hours on Netflix.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=2022-07-14 |title=Most Popular New Documentaries on Netflix in 2022 (So Far) |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/what-to-watch/most-popular-new-documentaries-on-netflix-in-2022-so-far/ |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}

Reception

Overall, the documentary has garnered positive reviews from film critics and the general public alike.{{cite web|url=https://www.leisurebyte.com/jennifer-lopez-halftime-review/|title=Jennifer Lopez: Halftime Review: Empowering and Sensational|work=leisure byte|first= Pooja|last=Sharma|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lopez-halftime-documentary-comments-shakira?T|title=All Jennifer Lopez Asked Was to Be Treated Like a White Man|work=Glamour|first=Tess|last=Garcia|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://elementsofmadness.com/2022/06/13/halftime/|title=Jennifer Lopez-focused documentary "Halftime" offers a surprising chastisement for the entertainment industry which devours celebrity. [Tribeca Film Festival] |work=Elements of Madness|first=Douglas|last=Davidson|date=June 13, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/pride-month-special-this-actor-played-the-role-of-a-gay-man-before-mainstream-actors-in-bollywood-10798221.html|title=Halftime review: Jennifer Lopez in rousing, effective documentary: "it's clear as day that not recognizing Lopez's work on Hustlers is nothing short of an act of malice. Halftime ensures that the world remembers it." |work=First Post|first=Poulomi|last=Das|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}} The film has a 84% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 37 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/halftime|title=Halftime|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=19 July 2022}} Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "a solid, entertaining, insider's look at the life and times of a once-aspiring singer-dancer-actress from the Bronx who left home at 18 to pursue her dreams, got her first big break as a 'Fly Girl' on In Living Color, and for the last three decades has starred in some 40 major motion pictures and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide."{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/6/13/23165324/halftime-review-jennifer-lopez-netflix-documentary-super-bowl|title='Halftime': Jennifer Lopez doc seems to bare some but not all|work=Chicago Sun Times|first=Richard|last=Roeper|date=June 13, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}} Adam Green of The Detroit News called it "an inspirational look at someone who has overcome the odds and continues to fight to be taken seriously and to have her voice be heard."{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Adam |title=Fascinating look inside the world of Jennifer Lopez |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitnews.com%2Fstory%2Fentertainment%2Fmovies%2F2022%2F06%2F14%2Fhalftime-review-jennifer-lopez-documentary-never-stops-hustling%2F7620231001%2F |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=Detroit News |date=14 June 2022}} Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars and concluded that it "is unlikely to majorly shift anyone's thoughts on Jennifer Lopez."{{cite news |last1=Sobczynski |first1=Peter |title=Reviews: Halftime |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/halftime-movie-review-2022 |access-date=17 June 2022 |publisher=RogerEbert.com |date=14 June 2022}}

= Accolades =

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Award ! Date of ceremony ! Category ! Recipient ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Refh}}
scope="row" \| Hollywood Music in Media Awards \| November 16, 2022 \| Best Music Documentary/Special Program \| Halftime – Produced by Courtney Baxter, Jason B. Bergh, Bernardo Loyola, Christopher Rouse, Yong Yam; Directed by Amanda Micheli and Sam Wrench \| {{nominated}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web \|last=Anderson \|first=Erik \|date=November 3, 2022 \|title=Black Panther, Bros, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) nominations \|url=https://awardswatch.com/black-panther-bros-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-lead-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-hmma-nominations/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104143734/https://awardswatch.com/black-panther-bros-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-lead-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-hmma-nominations/ \|archive-date=November 4, 2022 \|access-date=November 5, 2022 \|website=AwardsWatch}}
scope="row" \| iHeartRadio Music Awards \| March 27, 2023 \| Favorite Documentary \| Halftime – Jennifer Lopez \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-iheart-radio-awards-nominations-1235196807/\| title=Jack Harlow Scores Two Song of the Year Nods for 2023 iHeart Radio Awards: Full Nominations List\|magazine=Billboard\| date=January 11, 2023\|access-date=January 11, 2023}}
scope="row" \| MTV Movie & TV Awards \| May 7, 2023 \| Best Music Documentary \| Halftime \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web \|last=Petski \|first=Denise \|title=MTV Movie & TV Awards: Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last Of Us Lead 2023 Nominations \|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/mtv-movie-amp-tv-awards-top-gun-maverick-stranger-things-the-last-of-us-2023-nominations-list-1235317050/ \|date=April 5, 2023 \|access-date=May 9, 2023 \|website=Deadline Hollywood}}

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Award

! Date of ceremony

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}

scope="row" | Hollywood Music in Media Awards

| November 16, 2022

| Best Music Documentary/Special Program

| Halftime – Produced by Courtney Baxter, Jason B. Bergh, Bernardo Loyola, Christopher Rouse, Yong Yam; Directed by Amanda Micheli and Sam Wrench

| {{nominated}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Black Panther, Bros, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/black-panther-bros-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-lead-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-hmma-nominations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104143734/https://awardswatch.com/black-panther-bros-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-lead-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-hmma-nominations/ |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=AwardsWatch}}

scope="row" | iHeartRadio Music Awards

| March 27, 2023

| Favorite Documentary

| Halftime – Jennifer Lopez

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-iheart-radio-awards-nominations-1235196807/| title=Jack Harlow Scores Two Song of the Year Nods for 2023 iHeart Radio Awards: Full Nominations List|magazine=Billboard| date=January 11, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2023}}

scope="row" | MTV Movie & TV Awards

| May 7, 2023

| Best Music Documentary

| Halftime

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=MTV Movie & TV Awards: Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last Of Us Lead 2023 Nominations |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/mtv-movie-amp-tv-awards-top-gun-maverick-stranger-things-the-last-of-us-2023-nominations-list-1235317050/ |date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}