Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Global superstar Jennifer Lopez reflects on her multifaceted career and the pressure of life in the spotlight in this intimate documentary.
Halftime is a fairly standard celebrity documentary that follows the well-worn template of access-driven retrospective filmmaking. Jennifer Lopez is a compelling subject and her candor about industry pressures and identity gives the film some genuine emotional resonance, but the overall structure is conventional and hagiographic. Cinematography is competent with solid concert and behind-the-scenes footage. Novelty is limited as the format closely mirrors countless other music documentaries. The ending, tied to the Super Bowl halftime show, is spectacular in subject matter but feels abrupt as a narrative conclusion.