The Sundance premiere of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman', featuring Jennifer Lopez and produced by Affleck and Damon, surprised audiences with its vibrant adaptation of the Broadway musical. Blending Argentinian prison drama with colorful song-and-dance numbers, the film highlights themes of gender transformation, paralleling current contenders like Wicked and Emilia Perez. While it may not reach the heights of its contemporaries, the film managed to charm the festival-goers, proving to be a traditional crowd-pleaser amidst a notable shift away from A-list projects at Sundance. Directed by Bill Condon, the film's stylistic choices evoke both grit and glamour.
The inclusion of Kiss of the Spider Woman brought a welcome sense of the unexpected to Park City, grit briefly replaced with glamour.
This adaptation arrives at a banner time for the genre, as both Wicked and Emilia Perez battle for Oscars.
It shares superficial similarities with Emilia Perez but it's a far more traditional crowd-pleaser, inspiring a packed-out premiere audience to both applaud and cheer.
Despite the current moment for the genre, it still feels charmingly out-of-place.
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