Maya gets a job interview at a big company called Franklin & Clarke for a consulting job. She meets with the CEO Anderson Clarke and is taken back when he goes over her credentials as well as her social media prescience. She is shocked to see that she has a Harvard degree with years in a variety of groups and characters over the years which explains why she was headhunted. Anderson has his daughter Zoe come in to meet Maya and but there is a professional tension between the two.
When she returns to her old store, the new manager annoys her to point of quitting and she accepts the new job. She does feel bad about it but she needs some change in her life.
SECOND ACT is directed by Peter Segal. He has a ton of Rom-Coms on his résumé like TOMMY BOY and 50 FIRST DATES. He does comedy well and this is a little different because, yes, there is a relationship in here but its not romantic. It is a woman with her good friends and she is trying to better herself.
Cast Jennifer Lopez – Maya Vargas
Vanessa Hudgens – Zoe Franklin
Leah Remini – Joan
Annaleigh Ashford – Hildy
Dan Bucatinsky – Arthur
Freddie Stroma – Ron Epson
Milo Ventimiglia – Trey
Treat Williams – Anderson Clarke
VIDEO QUALITY:
The video is a 1080p AVC presentation that has a very clean look to it. The clearly digitally captured movie has a lot of bright images from the clothing to the settings around NYC. The details in pretty much every shot can be easily seen in facial lines, the cityscape, and random objects. When the characters are in R&D, you can make out all of the writing on the bottles in the background but still have some nice depth in the shot. Shadows and blacks are deep with some solid contrasting. Skin tones are warm and natural.AUDIO QUALITY:
The audio is a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix. The music is excellent and well layered in with the rest of the effects/dialogue. The surround audio such as ambient noise is consistent for a fuller sound. The Value Shop, restaurants, and other crowded places do this. The dialogue-heavy movie is well prioritized with the rest of the audio.SUPPLEMENTS & PACKAGING
-Connecting with Milo Ventimiglia: This is with Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo) and Milo Ventimiglia discussing each other.-The Empowering Women of SECOND ACT: This looks at the women in the film and their talents.
-Friendship On and Off Screen: This is a brief look at the friendship of J-Lo and Leah Remini.
-Working with the Ones You Love: This is a short series of clips from the movie.
-Trailer
Disc Details
2-Disc Set w/ 1 Blu-ray and 1 DVD
Digital Copy
Running Time
104 mins
Edition Ratings
Rated PG-13
Region Coding
Region Free
Video Resolution
1080p AVC MPEG-4
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio Mixes
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles
English SDH
Spanish