Parents' Guide to The Greatest Love Story Never Told

This revealing documentary serves as a companion piece to the new album feature film, This is Me… Now: A Love Story, raising that endeavor and providing a unique glimpse into a celebrity's life. In The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Lopez explains the impetus behind the unusual album project, which received mixed reviews. The insight from this explainer infuses that rather odd earlier film, which Lopez self-financed, with new meaning. It leaves the viewer wondering whether these two films might have been blended together for a more successful overall result. If you are only going to watch one of these new Lopez vehicles, choose this one.

More than a traditional making-of, this is a fascinating and emotional self-examination of Lopez's own evolution. She admits a lot on camera, from allowing herself to be "manhandled" and treated roughly and disrespectfully in the past, to devastation over her 2004 break-up with Ben Affleck three days before their planned wedding, to the physical realities of aging. Affleck appears somewhat uncomfortably in front of the camera here, and he sits behind it to interview her too. Jane Fonda, who has a cameo in the musical, wonders why Lopez wants to make the film and says it could come across as defensive or having something to prove. Fonda's not entirely wrong. But Lopez makes a convincing case for why she feels defensive, and there are scenes here that feel very honest and raw. Fascinating stuff, and not just for fans.