Second Act
STX Entertainment | Release Date: December 21, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
16
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 21, 2018
I didn’t hate this, which is faint praise, I know. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichDec 20, 2018
If there are any dadaist cinephiles out there, perhaps they can reclaim Second Act as a multilayered masterpiece of illogic. Certainly the film seems destined to survive all future nuclear winters, enduring as a time capsule of humanity at its most pitiably pedestrian. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDerek SmithDec 20, 2018
A blatantly telegraphed mid-film twist helps turn Second Act into one of the strangest and most misguided rom-coms of any year. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawJan 24, 2019
A truly terrible Working Girl knock-off. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJan 4, 2019
Granted, it's breezy enough in a retro-chic kind of way, but the meh factor is too high to overcome for all but the hardiest of J-Lo die-hards. Read full review
0
ObserverRex ReedDec 20, 2018
Jennifer Lopez can’t act, the meatheads responsible for the stupidest screenplay of the year can’t write, and I don’t know anybody with one hour and 43 minutes to waste in a busy holiday season, so a cinematic disaster called Second Act has nothing to recommend it, even as a temporary refuge from traffic gridlock. Read full review
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