This Is Me...Now: A Love Story (2024)

Original title

This Is Me…Now

Directed by

Dave Meyers

Genre

musical film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is a romantic musical drama inspired by Jennifer Lopez's own life and her marriage to Ben Affleck. It follows a fictional narrative that reflects her experiences over the last twenty years. The story is told through music and stylized visuals as part of a larger multimedia project.

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What happens

This Is Me... Now: A Love Story is a 2024 American romantic drama musical film and visual accompaniment to Jennifer Lopez's ninth studio album, This Is Me... Now (2024). Directed by Dave Meyers and written by Lopez and Matt Walton, based on the story Lopez, Meyers and Chris Shafer conceived, This Is Me... Now: A Love Story stars Lopez alongside an ensemble cast featuring Jane Fonda, Fat Joe, Kim Petras, Keke Palmer, Post Malone, Sofía Vergara, Jenifer Lewis, Jay Shetty, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sadhguru, Derek Hough, Trevor Noah and Ben Affleck as the Biker. This Is Me... Now: A Love Story is stylized around a fictional narrative inspired by Lopez's marriage to Affleck and events over the previous twenty years of her life and career. The film is a component of a three-part multimedia project produced by Lopez, which she self-funded at a cost of around $20 million, when funding fell through at the 11th hour. The nature of the film and the funding was explored during part three of the multimedia project, the documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, where it was revealed that the original studio involved with This Is Me... Now: A Love Story did not understand or have confidence in its direction. The official trailer for This Is Me... Now: A Love Story was released on January 17, 2024, and sparked a polarizing media discourse; some journalists felt "confused" by the plot, while others commended its unconventional approach to musical films. The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on February 13, 2024, and was released worldwide alongside its parent album on February 16 via Amazon Prime Video. It received positive reviews from critics, most of whom admired the production design, cinematography, Lopez's performance, and the film's "chaotic" ambition, although some found it to be nothing more than a commercial for its companion album. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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