Directed by:
Wayne WangScreenplay:
Kevin WadeCinematography:
Karl Walter LindenlaubComposer:
Alan SilvestriCast:
Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Tyler Posey, Frances Conroy, Stanley Tucci, Chris Eigeman, Bob Hoskins, Sharon Wilkins, Marissa Matrone (more)Plots(1)
Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo to her friends) stars in this romantic comedy as Marisa Ventura, a single mother who works as a maid in one of New York's top hotels, but has aspirations to do better. Holding her back is her mother (Priscilla Lopez), who thinks she should accept who and what she is and leave it at that. However, after a case of mistaken identity Marisa finds herself being pursued by Chris Matthew (Ralph Fiennes) who is staying at the hotel and is running for the Senate, as a Republican. Egged on by her friends at the hotel (Bob Hoskins amongst them) and her son, Marisa decides to accept a date with the dashing bachelor but finds their paths are definitely not the same and she returns to her New York suburb, having lost her man and job. Will love conquer the social divide? (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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A top politician, behaving like a naive teenager, annoyingly self-righteous brat, a bunch of unbearable supporting characters, and the deeply hated Jennifer Lopez, who took this slime down to the lowest level for good. I don't understand how an actor like Fiennes could mess up like this. The year 2002 was rather hectic for him, alongside the excellent Red Dragon and highly subpar Spider, he also managed to embarrass himself with this one, and it doesn't matter that The English Patient tries to spread charisma and smiles in all directions - it simply is not enough. Romantic movies should be a highlight of cinematography, but no matter how tolerant and lighthearted I try to watch Maid in Manhattan, her stupidity still infuriates me.
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A bit of a Cinderella story, a bit of a naive romance, and a bit boring at times. JLo again plays it with a "well, if I have to" attitude and then makes it look that way. The film lacks charisma and any kind of charm so even the beautiful Jennifer can't save it.
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