The Greatest Love Story Never Told

This documentary is a little without substance, the acting is poor, the screenplay is thin, there's no spontaneity, everything sounds fake and not genuine. It can be skipped without giving you major FOMO. It's not a great fun film to watch and there's not much to take away from it either. The title seems made up as well and has little to do with the contents. Perhaps it was chosen to lure women who are into love stories. But it doesn't make justice to the contents, it's a bit fake and nothing in this film sounds very spontaneous to be honest. One great example is the scene where J Lo claims that she used to run up and down the block with a messy hair when she was 16 (for which J Lo was exposed). Her hair was actually pretty neat in a school picture she took at the time. The school was also not exactly a school for not haves, the premises were literally a mansion, and tuition ran at about $12K a year per some estimates and testimonies. Girls were not the excluded low class type, it was an all-girls school and I assume none had to work for a living based on their good looks. The bad tongues have that J Lo leveraged that urban legend portrayed in her Jenny from the Block hit as way to garner more fame and popularity, but the story is far from truth in actuality (she was never humble). Now, should I be bashing this film? I don't know, but maybe the fact that J Lo has so many horror stories about how she treats people who she deems beneath her will make me feel less guilty.

I have long viewed Jennifer Lopez, who is an amazing actress and artist, as a bit of a narcissistic diva. In other words, I appreciate her art and talents, but wouldnt want to know her in person. She seems kinda fake, like someone who tries overly hard to project an image of perfection when reality is anything but that (and she confirms that is what she has been doing in the movie), and it makes it hard for the discerning person to like her, trust her, or root for her. This movie, in many ways, confirmed my perceptions of her and the irony was that this was her attempt to let down her guard and be vulnerable, yet it seems like she just can't help but be less than honest. It was funny (in an ironic way) to watch Ben try to call her out on her dishonesty in some respects. It also confirmed to me that they are not in love, nor are they soul mates. All I feel is tension between them, which I have sensed from afar, not infatuation or even love, and certainly not the greatest love story never told. So if my perceptions are correct and she can't see that - if she is unable to face reality because of the stories in her head and the need to control the narrative and her image - it makes me sad for her.

The only shocking part to me was that Ben has a deeply romantic and thoughtful aspect to his personality (in terms of the "bible" he gave her). He has a deep side, which you really don't see in the chatacters he chooses to portray. So it was nice to get a glimpse of that. And I think he genuinely cares about her as a person. But I don't think they are in love.

But their relationship kinda makes sense...a recovering alcoholic/liar pairs with another narcissistic liar (someone who lies to herself, not just others) in an effort to make things appear okay to the outside world. I mean...he didn't even realize their first break up broke her heart until he read the script for this movie. So what do they talk about with each other? Work? The weather? How can a relationship grow when people stay at such a surface level with each other? So I hope for their sakes, they can find the deeper path to honesty at some point. Cause truth truly sets us free.

The overall impression I have gotten from Jennifer Lopez lately is that she thinks we are more enamored with her than we actually are, and I have gotten that impression from her last 2 projects. So maybe she is confusing self-love for self-worship? Cuz they are not the same. So I just pity her more than anything. (Probably not the expectation a famous millionairess would expect from others.) That said, I hope she continues down the path to learning greater self-honesty. This was a step in that direction in some respects so I gave it 5 stars that reason. And I liked seeing her without makeup. Props for that.

Probably the worst thing I've ever watched. Jennifer Lopez's acting leaves much to be desired. Stick to music because acting is not for you baby. Jennifer Lopez has to be the most self absorbed monstrosity of a celebrity to think this was even a good idea. I see why so many celebrities turned down being in this "film" Jennifer Lopez is the embodiment of a stomach ache in human form. It's crazy how unlikable and revolting one person can be. All the scenes in this film felt forced and unnatural and felt as if Jennifer Lopez wrote them herself so she could be relevant again and play in her own movie. Save your time, seriously.

Jennifer's narcissism makes this project so spectacular to watch. The music is awful, and the movie makes zero sense, but her confidence and delusion is inspiring.

Beautiful gowns....

To all the producers and studios that told her she shouldn't make this film and album are...correct. But I am so glad she funded it herself and made it anyways. This woman went into DEBT to make not only a movie, but this documentary to pair it with? Iconic. Yet I still don't know what she is trying to tell us...could be a threat.

3 stars for the drama and campiness of it all. Highly recommend to ironically watch with your stoner friends.

Isn't anything sacred, she get back with Ben and has to tell the world my love is better, more shinny than any of you peasants, but I really believe if she had found true love she would want to protect it, I mean the book, this guy was married for many years and had children and your waving this book as if too say "yeah but he loved me all along" wow the the cringing sensation was killing me, The amount of people saying throughout DONT DO THIS but her well published need for attention said I WILL, the scene were she says "my mother was a narcissist" well the apple did not fall far, thats for sure. The scene were they are saying Taylor Swift said no and virtually everyone from the entertainment business said no why would you put that in if this had been a spoof it would have Good but unfortunately its her real ego talking, I have to say I felt sorry for Ben Affleck who is an really talented guy having to pacify his self absorbed wife, while admitting it should be kept private, and what if they split will we be in for the sequel when she meets her next victim, er husband.