User blog:CEDJunior/Jennifer Lopez

Has Jennifer Lopez ever played a villainess in her acting career? To my knowledge, I don't think she has.

I've seen six of J-Lo's films, but considering that I'm taking about J-Lo, that's nothing. Her filmography is very extensive. She's done comedies, action movies, romantic comedies, dramas, thrillers, and even family films in her lengthy acting career. J-Lo always shines as a strong protagonist, especially in movies such as Enough (which I haven't seen...yet) and The Boy Next Door (which I watched at the theater), but I would love to see her portray a villainous character just once.

To my knowledge, the only semi-villainous role J-Lo played was in Ice Age:  Continental Drift, where she lent her voice to Shira, who was feminine version of Denis Leary's Diego. Of course, Shira was a minor antagonist, and as we all know, minor antagonists almost always redeem themselves in animated family films and side with the heroes, which is what happened with Shira. This happens 9 out of 10 times, with Iago as one of the most noteworthy examples. The short list of J-Lo films I've seen includes Money Train, Monster-In-Law (which featured a very entertaning villainess in Jane Fonda's Viola Fields), Parker, and Home. I remember hoping that J-Lo would play some sort of evil femme fatale in Parker, but she wasn't; though I loved her interactions with Jason Statham in the film.

A few months back, I learned about a movie called, Lila & Eve, which stars Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez as the title characters. The plot of the film has Davis' Lila Walcott at a support group after the murder of her son, and it is there that she meets J-Lo's Eve Rafael, who lost her daughter. When the police fail to take action regarding the death of Lila's son, Eve suggests that they both take matters into their own hands. From what I've seen in the trailer, the film looks like it'll be good, but it all looks like J-Lo's Eve could possibly be a (minor) villainess. At least that's what I'm hoping.

In J-Lo's photos, she has this fierce look that just screams "villainess." As golden as Jennifer Lopez is as a strong protagonist, I just know she'll provide that same depth if and when she plays a villainess on the big screen.