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Sure, this is only acting--star acting, of an intensity and sultriness that stirs memories of such golden-age Hollywood names as Rita and Ava--but Lopez projects a cheery fearlessness in other venues too. Is she expected to plug her new picture and CD? Then she'll go on all the talk shows, even if it means being asked to discuss her boyfriend Sean ("Puff Daddy") Combs' imminent trial, during which, according to news reports, a witness may finger her as an accomplice. (Yes, she told Matt Lauer last week, she'd be willing to testify.) Maybe Lopez believes...
...bless her for trying something really daring: a sweet romantic comedy. Lopez's role in The Wedding Planner is as far from her typical persona as Doris Day is from Gladys Knight. This time she's Mary Fiore, a superefficient bridal manager who, minutes before the ceremony, can locate and subdue an absent father of the bride ("the FOB is MIA") but can't find a man for herself. Enter prince charming: Dr. Steve (Matthew McConaughey), who's handsome, funny and loves kids; he runs a local children's hospital. This being San Francisco, Steve must be gay, right...
...This is Lopez's whitest movie yet--white gowns, white-tie, white-collar, white bread. And darned if she can't play perkily yuppyish. Her Mary is smart, nice and sexy; if boys dreamed of future brides and not of instant hookers, she would star in a million fervid fantasies. The film is unlikely to win critical raves, but we'll give Lopez a pass on this one. The game gal can't win every game...
...video for her new single Love Don't Cost a Thing, Jennifer Lopez strips off her jewelry, strides into the water off a beach and proceeds to divest herself of her blouse (her back turned coyly to the camera), all to dramatize her disdain for the trappings of wealth. It's a critique of materialism that wouldn't have half as much impact if it were, say, Friedrich Engels half-naked in the surf...
...actress, Lopez has an assertive allure, and she brings that quality to her videos and to her new CD, J.Lo. Yeah, sure, Love Don't Cost a Thing's theme is borrowed from Madonna (circa her Material Girl phase), and, yes, Lopez is dating Sean ("Puff Daddy") Combs, a rap mogul who can afford to repurchase all the clothes she strips off (or replace them with items from his clothing line). But on J.Lo, even more than on her 1999 debut, On the Six, she throws herself into her role as a singer. Her recipe on such numbers...