“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a sexual and scatological dazzler about an inmate‘s obsession with a favorite musical, sounds like the kind of thing some folks won’t watch even if they, too, were locked i...

A largely lackluster musical with a compelling cast who get underserved at nearly every turn, Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is an experience defined by missed opportunities.

J.Lo, with her incomparable star power, is perfectly cast as the legendary big-screen diva, but the luminous Tonatiuh steals the show as the flamboyant but vulnerable Molina, who slowly awakens to th...