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)VOD (3)
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Jennifer Lopez stars as Marissa Ventura, a beautiful young woman who divides her time between her precocious son Ty (Tyler Posey) and her housekeeping duties at The Beresford, an upscale Manhattan hotel. When the boyish and affluent politician Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) shares an amusing elevator ride with Ty, he subsequently meets Marissa. As luck would have it, Marissa is mischievously sporting an exotic Dolce & Gabbana gown belonging to another Beresford tenant, and is mistaken by Christopher as a guest of the hotel. The two undeniably hit it off, but Marissa is unable to reveal her working-class secret, afraid of losing her job. Christopher is completely smitten and makes numerous attempts to locate her, despite the comedic fact she is often right under his nose. (official distributor synopsis)
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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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