Director Bill Condon’s off-putting movie, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, is a visual and narrative mess; polished where it should be gritty and ugly where it should be glamorous.

While uneven, Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna shine In Bill Condon’s ‘Kiss Of The Spider-Woman’ musical which premiered at Sundance.

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A lavish, MGM-style musical is not typical Sundance Film Festival fare. But Sunday night Bill Condon brought such a creation — well, part of one — to Park City, Utah ...

Jennifer Lopez, a cast member in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," poses at the premiere of the film during the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ...

Sooner or later, Jennifer Lopez was certain to get the chance to star in a movie ... Spider Woman (and Ingrid Luna/Aurora) in Bill Condon's new film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical, Kiss ...

But Sunday night Bill Condon brought such a creation — well, part of one — to Park City, Utah, with his adaptation of “Kiss of the Spider Woman ... siren in a movie-within-the movie.