Bonded. Jennifer Lopez’s children, Max and Emme, have embraced their stepdad, Ben Affleck, following the pair’s July 2022 nuptials.
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The Mother” is like a lot of Netflix action-dramas of late: A mix of different genres with hints of a darker, possibly richer story, that ended up being excised due to budget and/or time constraints. There is a lot of well-worn inspiration to be found in its familiar plot, from the survivalist parent/daughter relationship found in the 2011 feature “Hanna” to another Jennifer Lopez feature, 2018’s “Second Act” in which Lopez’s character is also at odds with a daughter she gave up at birth named Zoe. All of this is to say a film like “The Mother” shouldn’t work, and it doesn’t completely gel 100 percent.
But in the hands of Jennifer Lopez and director Niki Caro, the film as a whole mostly comes together as an action-packed (at times), contemplative (at times) and entertaining story of maternal self-sacrifice. The audience meets Jennifer Lopez as an unnamed woman — referred to as the eponymous “Mother” — turning herself into the FBI as an informant. She’s been involved, in both the professional and Biblical sense, with two very dangerous men: Adrian Lovell and Hector Alvarez (Joseph Fiennes and Gael Garcia Bernal, respectively).
Each now wants to kill her. A first attempt fails to dispatch her and her unborn baby but the Mother is placed in a precarious position: Keep her child and put the infant, continually, in danger or give her up. She quickly picks the latter, but 12 years later the Mother is forced back into her absent daughter’s life to finally get rid of her past suitors, once and for all.
Bonded. Jennifer Lopez’s children, Max and Emme, have embraced their stepdad, Ben Affleck, following the pair’s July 2022 nuptials.
EXCLUSIVE: Unstoppable has, in fact, been stopped — at least for now. Production on the wrestling drama, starring Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome, paused for the day earlier this morning following picketing at their shooting location near USC.
Vanessa Hudgens revealed one of her favorite karaoke songs, and it’s none other than Jennifer Lopez’s 2001 hit song ‘I’m Real.’ The 34-year-old actress shared a sweet moment with her fiancé Cole Tucker, showing some love for JLo after working with her on the set of ‘Second Act.’The Hollywood star looked stunning in a white dress paired with a black-and-white coat and black boots. She also wore her hair in a top knot and accessorized with long earrings.
Jennifer Lopez never fails to make a fashion statement, both on and off the red carpet. Spanning 25 years in the spotlight, the singer turned actress has garnered some memorable looks - including her effortless beachside style. Stepping out whilst holidaying in St.
A beautifully blended brood! After Ben Affleck married Jennifer Lopez, she found a newfound friendship with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner.
Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker are so real. The engaged couple hit the mic for some karaoke fun, entertaining partygoers with a cute rendition of Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule's 2001 hit, «I'm Real.» In a video posted to Instagram, Hudgens takes center stage in a casual group setting — inside a garage, in fact — for the impromptu performance.
Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez‘s kids are step-siblings and it looks like they’re all close with each other!
Their new normal. Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner have shared subtle details about their dynamic amid their respective relationships with Ben Affleck.
Jennifer Garner recently displayed her exceptional co-parenting skills as she took her daughter Seraphina Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s daughter Emme Muniz on a trip to Disneyland alongside other friends.
Jennifer Garner is making sure this blended family is the happiest on earth!
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Blended family! Jennifer Garner took daughter Seraphina and Jennifer Lopez’s child Emme to the happiest place on earth.
Jennifer Lopez kept it casual in a black cardigan and white t-shirt while out shopping with a gal pal in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon (May 28).
Jennifer Lopez is looking very cozy while running errands on Saturday (May 27) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Lena Mahfouf is bringing new life to the iconic green dress worn by Jennifer Lopez!
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's love is !According to a source, Mr. and Mrs. Affleck's love is growing stronger. «Ben and Jen are doing phenomenally.
A family affair! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck kicked off Mother’s Day weekend by watching her new movie, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
About twenty minutes into the new Netflix thriller “The Mother,” star Jennifer Lopez locks eyes with a snarling, angry wolf in the snowy Alaskan wilderness. Just as Lopez raises her rifle, a bunch of cute wolf babies emerge from their snowy home.
The Mother is a mutha of an intimately scaled action film, a violent female-centric drama about a hardened combat veteran who has great difficulty adapting to being anything other than a tough soldier, and that includes being a mother. Joining Kathryn Bigelow, Patty Jenkins, Gina Prince-Blythewood, Mimi Leder and the Wachowski siblings among women responsible for notable action features, Aussie director Niki Caro (Whale Rider, Mulan) has delivered a film that could easily have veered into sentiment at any moment but instead remains tough as nails and doesn’t go soft at the end. The film would surely have an even greater impact on the big screen but, as it is, launched Friday on Netflix.
Lucy Paez is recounting her audition for the role of Jennifer Lopez’s daughter in “The Mother”.