movie Unstoppable (2024) | Jennifer Lopez | RT: 73%, MC: 68

[Breathe On Moi]

I'm so happy for @insomniac

 

lets go Ms. Lopez!! the Oscars attendance is BOOKED 

[choerry]

3 pop girl films getting Oscar's hype this year . Vamos, JLo!!!

[Quiqui4eva]

This film deserves to be in contention for Oscars. The family dynamic was intense but very relatable and real. Excellent actors all around.

 

Also, JLo is BREATHTAKING in person   wow!

[Flower]

JLo gotta be one of the most polarizing celebrity of all time  I feel like in a span of half of a year, we have flip flop liking her and hating her a few times now 

[Slap]

5 minutes ago, Flower said:

JLo gotta be one of the most polarizing celebrity of all time  I feel like in a span of half of a year, we have flip flop liking her and hating her a few times now 

I think so, what if this gets better reviews than FAD? I fear Harley won't be the only one in the asylum. 

 

[insomniac]

Roger Friedman / Showbizz 411. This is one of the critics that HATES her and always tears her down in reviews. It's very positive: 

 

 

Maybe the best thing Jennifer Lopez gets in her divorce from Ben Affleck is a performance of a lifetime in "Unstoppable."

The premiere at Roy Thomson Hall Friday night produced a wild standing ovation for Lopez as the mother of Anthony Robles, the famous NCAA wrestling champion born with one leg.

(…)


No one had JLo on their scorecard for Best Supporting Actress this year. But Lopez gives and stirring and gritty performance as Judy Robles — whom the actress resembles in real life — the mother who overcame poverty and domestic abuse to guide the eldest of her five children to victory.

"Unstoppable," based on Robles' book and directed by William Goldenberg — could be this year's "CODA" or "Green Book" combined with great sports movies like "Rocky" and "Rudy." While Anthony Robles's wrestling story is the general conceit, the movie is a textured telling of a mother and son's relationship as well.

(…)

At the after party across the street at the Ritz Carlton Lopez — known for being a diva — could not have been more accommodating and down to Earth. She took pictures with everyone and spent a lot of time in girlchat with Damon's wife, Luciana. Of course, she sparkled in the most glamorous and revealing dress of the night because, you know, she's JLo. But this throws a curve ball into everyone's game plan on various levels on celebrity and acting.

A+ for "Unstoppable,": which could prove its name as the new season unfolds. Bravo to Amazon Studios. This could be their first big one since "Manchester by the Sea."

https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/09/07/toronto-gives-jlo-unstoppable-wild-and-real-standing-ovation-for-oscar-buzzed-film-about-one-legged-wrestler

 

[insomniac]

Variety:

 

 

"At home, Anthony relies on his mother, Judy, played by Lopez in what may be the fullest screen performance she has ever given. Lopez makes Judy a mother who loves her aspiring athlete-star son but is cornered, plowed under by life. Lopez makes you feel the wrung-out despair, as well as the will she summons, as an act of love, to overcome it."

 

https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/unstoppable-review-jharrel-jerome-jennifer-lopez-1236136017/
 

 

[Bloodflowers.]

7 hours ago, insomniac said:

 

 

 

23 minutes ago, insomniac said:

Roger Friedman / Showbizz 411. This is one of the critics that HATES her and always tears her down in reviews. It's very positive: 

 

 

Maybe the best thing Jennifer Lopez gets in her divorce from Ben Affleck is a performance of a lifetime in "Unstoppable."

The premiere at Roy Thomson Hall Friday night produced a wild standing ovation for Lopez as the mother of Anthony Robles, the famous NCAA wrestling champion born with one leg.

(…)


No one had JLo on their scorecard for Best Supporting Actress this year. But Lopez gives and stirring and gritty performance as Judy Robles — whom the actress resembles in real life — the mother who overcame poverty and domestic abuse to guide the eldest of her five children to victory.

"Unstoppable," based on Robles' book and directed by William Goldenberg — could be this year's "CODA" or "Green Book" combined with great sports movies like "Rocky" and "Rudy." While Anthony Robles's wrestling story is the general conceit, the movie is a textured telling of a mother and son's relationship as well.

(…)

At the after party across the street at the Ritz Carlton Lopez — known for being a diva — could not have been more accommodating and down to Earth. She took pictures with everyone and spent a lot of time in girlchat with Damon's wife, Luciana. Of course, she sparkled in the most glamorous and revealing dress of the night because, you know, she's JLo. But this throws a curve ball into everyone's game plan on various levels on celebrity and acting.

A+ for "Unstoppable,": which could prove its name as the new season unfolds. Bravo to Amazon Studios. This could be their first big one since "Manchester by the Sea."

https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/09/07/toronto-gives-jlo-unstoppable-wild-and-real-standing-ovation-for-oscar-buzzed-film-about-one-legged-wrestler

 

 

C'mon Oscar nominee Jennifer Lopez, this is your retribution story

 

[insomniac]

The Hollywood Reporter:

 

"The special sauce here, however, is the bond of love and support through tough times between Anthony and his mother Judy, stirringly portrayed by Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez.

 

…

 

Lopez sinks into the character here with a layered performance as Judy, full of pain, pride, bitter disappointment in herself and then unexpected resilience and resourcefulness […] Lopez gives a tender and entirely convincing performance as a mother whose unshakeable belief in her son is a crucial part of his foundations.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/unstoppable-review-jharrel-jerome-jennifer-lopez-1235994309/

[insomniac]

FRESH!

 

 

"Jennifer Lopez emotes an impressive performance as Robles' mother

 

The movie Unstoppable is a true tear-jerker, heartwarming, inspiring and the kind of sports film with a universal theme that anyone can relate to."

 

https://blackgirlnerds.com/tiff-2024-review-jharrel-jerome-delivers-heart-wrenching-performance-in-unstoppable/

Edited September 7 by insomniac

[Bloodflowers.]

4 hours ago, Quiqui4eva said:

This film deserves to be in contention for Oscars. The family dynamic was intense but very relatable and real. Excellent actors all around.

 

Also, JLo is BREATHTAKING in person   wow!

 

You were there at the same theather as Ms. Lopez?

 

[Assassin]

The only hindrance I can see for it is that it's a Prime Video release and they have never done an awards campaign.

[Quiqui4eva]

2 hours ago, Bloodflowers. said:

 

You were there at the same theather as Ms. Lopez?

 

Yessss I was near the front row!  

 

The way nobody gave a damn about the unauthorized filming warning nnn

[Bloodflowers.]

48 minutes ago, Quiqui4eva said:

Yessss I was near the front row!  

 

The way nobody gave a damn about the unauthorized filming warning nnn

 

Did you watch any other films? I hope more people see this film if it's well received 

 

[brave07]

10 hours ago, Flower said:

JLo gotta be one of the most polarizing celebrity of all time  I feel like in a span of half of a year, we have flip flop liking her and hating her a few times now 

I don't get what you mean? 

have you tried JLO beauty products miss piggy could benefit from them xxxx 

 

[X~MoviePoP]

2 hours ago, Quiqui4eva said:

Yessss I was near the front row!  

 

The way nobody gave a damn about the unauthorized filming warning nnn

Do you know if theres any tiff mixers, parties or whatever in toronto where the celebs or actors woll be at to network

[X~MoviePoP]

3 hours ago, Assassin said:

The only hindrance I can see for it is that it's a Prime Video release and they have never done an awards campaign.

Ugh!

 

This deserves to be in theaters 

[insomniac]

3 hours ago, Assassin said:

The only hindrance I can see for it is that it's a Prime Video release and they have never done an awards campaign.

 

4 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said:

Ugh!

 

This deserves to be in theaters 

It will be in select theatres in UK and US. Amazon is doing this solely so it can be eligible for awards (Golden Globes and Academy have criteria for min num of theatres etc).

[Assassin]

24 minutes ago, insomniac said:

 

It will be in select theatres in UK and US. Amazon is doing this solely so it can be eligible for awards (Golden Globes and Academy have criteria for min num of theatres etc).

What I meant was that this is their first major awards campaign and they don't have any experience there.

 

[Hector]

2 minutes ago, Assassin said:

What I meant was that this is their first major awards campaign and they don't have any experience there.

 

Sound Of Metal with Riz Ahmed (released during the pandemic) was a Prime Video release that got 6 Oscar nominations and 2 wins. It can be done. 

Edited September 7 by Hector

[Quiqui4eva]

2 hours ago, Bloodflowers. said:

 

Did you watch any other films? I hope more people see this film if it's well received 

 

I watched The Penguin Lessons earlier that day! It was good and received applause but not enthusiastically and nobody stood up that I saw. The energy was a lot more palpable with Unstoppable. The president of TIFF even said in his introduction speech that he voted for the film for the People's Choice!

[X~MoviePoP]

This doesnt come out until December right. Is it going to any other festivals before then

[Quiqui4eva]

38 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said:

Do you know if theres any tiff mixers, parties or whatever in toronto where the celebs or actors woll be at to network

This was my first year attending so I'm really not sure! You can check the schedules on the TIFF website for industry and press viewings and see if there's more information there. I know there's one starting in less than 10 mins for Unstoppable

[X~MoviePoP]

25 minutes ago, Quiqui4eva said:

I watched The Penguin Lessons earlier that day! It was good and received applause but not enthusiastically and nobody stood up that I saw. The energy was a lot more palpable with Unstoppable. The president of TIFF even said in his introduction speech that he voted for the film for the People's Choice!

Oh! 

 

I neeed unstoppable to win peoples choice

[K@rm@]

So happy for Jen and all the positive review! Really rooting for her to finally get Oscar nom!!

 

Hope it wins the people's choice award at TIFF