Director: Ol Parker
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Brett Goldstein
Running Time: 115 minutes
Synopsis: Jackie Cruz (Jennifer Lopez) is the embattled CEO of Air Cruz, the company founded by her father (Edward James Olmos). With the airline embroiled in legal action initiated by a competitor, Jackie works closely with lawyer Daniel Blanchflower (Brett Goldstein) from her legal team, and they fall in love despite the company's strict policy forbidding office romances. Jackie's pregnant assistant Sydney (Betty Gilpin) starts to suspect that her boss is in a relationship, and when Jackie's private life is dragged into the legal action, the romance is threatened.
What Works Well: Jennifer Lopez makes for a glamorous CEO.
What Does Not Work As Well: It's difficult to believe that an HR policy can be the catalyst for a rom-com, and sure enough this limp effort leans heavily on adults behaving like (literally) horny teenagers. Daniel gets tongue-tied and develops a very visible erection in Jackie's presence, and his use of the "c" word, apparently quite acceptable in his native England, is over-deployed. It's never clear if the pregnant Sydney is supposed to be comic relief, a supporter, or an antagonist, but she is victimized by a shock-for-shock's sake birth scene. Equally, Daniel's incarcerated sister (Jodie Whittaker) is a sub-plot that goes nowhere.
Key Quote:
Jackie (to Daniel): Do you believe in magic?
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