Without her knowing it, the nerdy son of her best friend creates a new identity for her, faking her educational background, then applies for her to a big skin care company. She gets the surprise of her life when she is called for an interview and is later hired for the job. She must now pretend to be someone she is not.
This impostor plot thread has been used before but what carries it through is the undeniable charms of J Lo. Added to this basic plot is a dramatic subplot concerning J Lo’s missing child who she had to give up for adoption when she got pregnant at 16 and became a mom at 17. How this plot twist is cleverly incorporated into the movie without making it cloying or mawkish is nicely executed.
J Lo is well supported by a likeable cast, led by Milo Ventimiglia as her boyfriend who keeps on proposing to her but who she rejects as she’s afraid to have a family, Treat Williams as her friendly new boss in the big company that hires her, Vanessa Hudgens as the daughter of the boss who is quite hostile to her, Leah Remini as her wisecracking best friend, and Asian actress Charlyne Yi as her assistant who looks like a young Eugene Domingo.
The movie is a feel good one and has many hilarious scenes that really work. There are also two dance sequences, one is in a kitchen where J Lo dances with her zany girl friends set to the tune of Salt N Pepa’s Push It and it’s quite delightful. The other dance scene is with a villainous guy who she humiliates by throwing him into the office Christmas tree that crashes on him.
You’ll also see J Lo (who’s turning 50 this July) in her usually body hugging outfits showing off her cleavage to display how wonderfully well preserved she is for a soon to be golden girl.
