• ckham (Ahora o nunca) y la productora debutantes en estas lides Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, combina la parte que dibuja la competencia empresarial, con una inesperada subtrama melodramática que explicaría la resistencia de Maya a tener hijos, que le ha llevado a romper con el hombre con el que llevaba conviviendo tres años. Con elementos architípicos de comedia, como las amigas del alma de la protagonista, el competidor que utiliza malas artes, y efecto "bola de nieve" que se produce cuando una no dice la verdad, se orquesta un film que se ve con agrado. No inventa la pólvora, pero tampoco lo pretende. Puede tener momentos almibarados, o recurrir a las canciones de un modo algo trillado, pero cumple con lo que pretende, y hay momentos logrados, como el del inesperado baile de Maya en una fiesta.

 

  Duración: 01h 43 min

  Género: Comedia

  Título original: Second Act

  Año: 2018

  Fecha de estreno en España en cines : 08-02-2019

  Fecha de estreno en España en Cameo: 10-07-2019

  País: EE.UU.

  Dirección: Peter Segal

  Intérpretes: Jennifer Lopez, Milo Ventimiglia, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini, Annaleigh Ashford, Charlyne Yi, Freddie Stroma, Treat Williams, Alan Aisenberg

  Guión: Justin Zackham, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas

  Música: Michael Andrews

  Fotografía: Ueli Steiger

  Distribuye en cine: Diamond Films

  Distribuye en formato doméstico: Cameo

 

Sinopsis oficial

Jefa por accidente

Maya (Jennifer Lopez), cansada de su trabajo como subgerente de un supermercado, lucha contra una vida de sueños incumplidos. Hasta que un día tiene la oportunidad de demostrarle a Nueva York que la inteligencia y la experiencia son tan valiosas como los estudios, y que nunca es demasiado tarde para una segunda oportunidad.

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Crítica Jefa por accidente 

por José María Aresté

 

Competencia

Amable comedia ambientada en el mundo laboral, para el lucimiento de su protagonista y coproductora Jennifer López. Sigue a Maya Vargas, mujer hecha a sí misma, que trabaja en un supermercado y que sin duda sería un crack en el mundo empresarial si no fuera por la pequeña pega de que su única titulación la constituye el graduado escolar. Pero en el mundo de internet eso tiene fácil arreglo, el hijo de una amiga le crea unos perfiles fabulosos en redes sociales, con diplomas, másteres y actividades deportivas y caritativas que dan un vuelco a su imagen. Hasta el punto de que tiene una entrevista directa con el presidente de Franklin & Clark, una marca de cosméticos, y acaba fichada como jefa de desarrollo de producto. Pero su llegada ha pisado algunos callos, lo que incluye a Zoe, vicepresidente de la compañía e hija del presidente, y se verá envuelta en una competición entre dos departamentos, para desarrollar la crema para la piel más competitiva del mercado.

Dirige Jefa por accidente Peter Segal, especialista en comedias no demasiado brillante (Ejecutivo agresivo, 50 primeras citas) pero efectivo. Con un guión del gris Justin Zackham (Ahora o nunca) y la productora debutantes en estas lides Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, combina la parte que dibuja la competencia empresarial, con una inesperada subtrama melodramática que explicaría la resistencia de Maya a tener hijos, que le ha llevado a romper con el hombre con el que llevaba conviviendo tres años. Con elementos architípicos de comedia, como las amigas del alma de la protagonista, el competidor que utiliza malas artes, y efecto "bola de nieve" que se produce cuando una no dice la verdad, se orquesta un film que se ve con agrado. No inventa la pólvora, pero tampoco lo pretende. Puede tener momentos almibarados, o recurrir a las canciones de un modo algo trillado, pero cumple con lo que pretende, y hay momentos logrados, como el del inesperado baile de Maya en una fiesta.

 

 

 

It is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, produced by DC Films in association with RatPac Entertainment and Chinese company Tencent Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the fourth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Patty Jenkins from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs, Wonder Woman stars Gal Gadot in the title role, alongside Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya. It is the second live action theatrical film featuring Wonder Woman following her debut in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In Wonder Woman, the Amazon princess Diana sets out to stop World War I, believing the conflict was started by the longtime enemy of the Amazons, Ares, after American pilot and spy Steve Trevor crash-lands on their island Themyscira and informs her about it.

Development of a live-action Wonder Woman film began in 1996, with Ivan Reitman to produce and possibly direct. The project floundered in development hell for many years; Jon Cohen, Todd Alcott, and Joss Whedon, among others, were also attached to the project at various points. Warner Bros. announced the film in 2010 and Jenkins signed on to direct in 2015. Inspiration for Wonder Woman was drawn from Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston's 1940s stories and George Pérez's 1980s stories about Wonder Woman, as well as the New 52 incarnation of the character. Principal photography began on November 21, 2015, with filming taking place in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy before finishing on May 6, 2016, the 123rd anniversary of Marston's birth. Additional filming took place in November 2016.

Wonder Woman had its world premiere in Shanghai on May 15, 2017, and was released in the United States on June 2, 2017, in 4DX, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received largely positive reviews, with praise for its direction, acting, visuals, action sequences, and musical score. It grossed over $821 million worldwide, making it the tenth highest-grossing film of 2017, as well as the highest-grossing film by a solo female director. The American Film Institute selected it as one of the top ten films of 2017 and it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2018. A sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, was released in December 2020, with Jenkins returning as director, and Gadot, Pine, Wright and Nielsen reprising their roles.

Plot

In present-day Paris, Diana Prince receives a photographic plate from Wayne Enterprises (accompanied by a letter from Bruce Wayne) of herself and four men taken during World War I, prompting her to recall her past. The daughter of Queen Hippolyta, Diana is raised on the hidden island of Themyscira, home to the Amazons, women warriors created by the Olympian gods to protect mankind. Hippolyta explains their history to Diana, including how Ares became jealous of humanity and orchestrated its destruction. When the other gods attempted to stop him, Ares killed all but Zeus, who used the last of his power to wound Ares and force his retreat. Before dying, Zeus left the Amazons a weapon, the "god-killer", to prepare them for Ares's return. Hippolyta reluctantly agrees to let her sister, General Antiope, train Diana as a warrior.

In 1918, Diana, now a young woman, rescues US pilot Captain Steve Trevor when his plane crashes off the Themysciran coast. The island is soon invaded by German soldiers, who had been pursuing Steve. The Amazons kill the crew, but Antiope sacrifices herself to save Diana. Steve is interrogated with the Lasso of Hestia and reveals that a great war is consuming the outside world and that he is an Allied spy. He has stolen a notebook from the Germans' chief chemist, Dr. Isabel Maru, who is attempting to engineer a deadlier form of mustard gas under the orders of General Erich Ludendorff. Believing Ares to be responsible for the war, Diana arms herself with the "god-killer" sword, the lasso, and armor before leaving Themyscira with Steve to locate and stop Ares for good.

In London, they deliver Maru's notebook to the Supreme War Council, where Sir Patrick Morgan is trying to negotiate an armistice with Germany. Diana translates Maru's notes, revealing that the Germans plan to release the deadly gas at the Western Front. Although forbidden by his commander to act, Steve, with secret funding from Morgan, recruits Moroccan spy Sameer, Scottish marksman Charlie, and Native American smuggler Chief Napi to help prevent the gas from being released. The team reaches the front in Belgium. Diana goes alone through No Man's Land and captures the enemy trench, liberating the nearby village of Veld with the aid of the Allied forces. The team briefly celebrates, taking a photograph in the village, where Diana and Steve fall in love.

The team learns that a gala will be held at the nearby German High Command. Steve and Diana separately infiltrate the party; Steve intends to locate the gas and destroy it, and Diana hopes to kill Ludendorff, believing that he is Ares. Steve stops her to avoid jeopardizing his mission, but this allows Ludendorff to unleash the gas on Veld, killing its inhabitants. Blaming Steve for intervening, Diana pursues Ludendorff to a base where the gas is being loaded into a bomber aircraft bound for London. Diana fights and kills him, but is confused and disillusioned when his death does not stop the war.

Morgan appears and reveals himself as Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations, it is ultimately their decision to resort to violence, as they are inherently corrupt. When Diana attempts to kill Ares with the "god-killer" sword, he destroys it, telling Diana that as the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta she herself is the "god-killer". He fails to persuade Diana to help him destroy mankind in order to restore paradise on Earth. While the two battle, Steve's team destroys Maru's laboratory. Steve hijacks and pilots the bomber carrying the poison to a safe altitude and detonates it, blowing up the plane and himself. Ares attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief at Steve's death by convincing her to kill Maru, but the memories of her experiences with Steve cause her to realize that humans have good within them. She spares Maru and redirects Ares's lightning into him, killing him for good. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war.

In the present day, Diana sends an email to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve. She continues to fight on the world's behalf as Wonder Woman, understanding that only love can truly save the world.