"Kiss of the Spider Woman," which premiered Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival, captures the poignant drama of the original novel and its first film adaptation, with the energy of the Broadway production.

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.

Jennifer Lopez exclaims she’s been waiting to star a feature movie musical, “My whole life!” Finally that day has come with Kiss of the Spider Woman, the independent production of Bill Condon’s take of the early 90s John Kander and Fred Ebb musical which is in turned based on the 1976 Manuel Puig novel and