Maid In Manhattan (DVD)

...a guide and plumped for Maid In Manhattan. I really wasn't too impressed with this decision but to avoid any further arguments I decided to keep shtum! I'd seen the trailers on the TV for it and the first thing I ever thought when I saw one the first time was something along the lines of "well, that looks boring". Did this film live up to my limited expectations? Yep! You see Maid In Manhattan is about a maid in Manhattan (gee, it makes you wonder ...
...is played by Jennifer Lopez. This isn't a good start in my books - you see I think people should stick to what they're good at. In her case this should be singing (although I can't say I like her singing either but there we go!) I must say though, she can act quite well. She turned out to be a better actress than I was expecting so fair-do's to her. Her character is called Marisa Ventura (no, she isn't a pet detective on the weekends!). She's a single ...

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Maid in Manhatten has been critisised and put down for being a 'chick flick', a 'predictable, soppy love story and for having an actress that cannot act. True, the plotline may be a little on the predictable side and quoting Avril Lavign - 'She was a girl, he was a boy, can I make it any more obvious?', this is definitely a soppy, romantic 'chick flick'. So why is it that I watch this over and over again? *** About the film *** Title: Maid in Manhatten ...
...Marisa Ventura works as a maid at an upper class hotel in Manhatten. She has a dream of one day becoming a manager but that is pushed aside while she struggles to pay the bills and provide for her young son named 'Ty'. Then life takes a little turn for her when a case of mistaken identity leads her to Christopher Marshall, a well known, political figure who takes an instant like to her. But how long can a romance last when it's based on a lie? Will ...

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...day she works as a maid in a very posh Manhattan hotel and by night she looks after her son Ty, who she dotes upon. Struggling to make ends meet, she longs for a better life for her son especially as his father does not want anything to do with him. When one day she is persuaded by another maid to try on some designer clothes belonging to a hotel guest, her whole life gets turned upside down. Senatorial Candidate and hotel guest, Chris Marshall ...
...performances in minor roles. Maid in Manhattan is directed by Wayne Wang, and to be honest he has done a reasonable job, seeing that this would always be compared to the likes of Pretty Woman. Realising that this would never live up to the former, he has switched a lot of the emphasis onto the relationships between everyone, which, as mentioned earlier, moves this more into the realms of a comedy. With that in mind, he has done a great job of making ...

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...across as a conscientious hotel maid with ambitions for a managerial position. This was my first movie of Ralph Fiennes. I think he is a wonderful actor, being able to carry off the American accent but too nice to be a believable politician. I really can't believe a politician walking in Central park without a bodyguard, with a strange woman and child. So unreal! Notable performance by Bob Hoskins as Lionel the butler. I found him so correct and ...
...Richardson as Caroline Lane, the other woman from Sotheby. She came across as a woman who need to have a man and it had better be Christopher from across the corridor. Music ===== I enjoyed the music very much. Especially "Come away with me" by Norah Jones and "If you are not the one" by Daniel Bedingfield. Conclusion ========== I thoroughly enjoyed both the acting and music. Although the story is predictable of the same genre as Cinderalla, ...

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...I saw the trailer for Maid in Manhattan, we groaned at the cheesiness of the title and the utter unoriginality of the plot. 'Wasn't this movie already made with Julia Roberts in it?' I whispered. A couple of weeks went by and we continued to snicker at the adverts for the latest J. Lo blockbuster. But I harboured a terrible secret: I actually wanted to see the film. You see, in this complex and often depressing world in which we live, it's comforting ...
...mother who works as a maid in a swanky New York hotel. When she and her spunky co-worker Stephanie (Marissa Matrone) are cleaning the suite of a posh British woman named Caroline Sinclaire (Natasha Richardson), Stephanie convinces Marisa to try on one of Caroline's designer suits. While she is wearing the suit, Senate hopeful Chris Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) walks in with Marisa's son Ty (Tyler Posey) in tow. Chris is smitten with Marisa at first glance ...

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...of her other performances after Maid in Manhattan, I have to say that she was at her peak performance in this film. The movie is really romantic and fun, without any of these deep brooding intensity that are found in overly-romantic ones. I would rather call Maid in Manhattan as another dimension of Pretty Woman. I will not say that it is as romantic or was well done as Pretty Woman but it comes close to. There are quite a few serious thematic elements ...
...mother. She works as a maid in a prestigious Manhattan Hotel, and is extremely dedicated to the job that she badly needs. Marisa is well loved by her fellow colleagues and as soon as there is an internal opening for a managerial position, one of her friends sends in her application. At the same time, the hotel receives some really prestigious guests that include senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall. When a series of incidents lead to Marisa ...

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...of the cinema after watching Maid In Manhattan starring the singer, songwriter, model and finally actress Jennifer Lopez and an actor by the name of Ralph Fiennes. In this film Jennifer Lopez goes back to her roots and portrays “Marissa from the block” Lopez has stated many times that she had originated from the Bronx in New York and knows how it feels to be a working class female. After watching the film I did feel that she played the role of Marisa ...
...but I have to disagree, Maid In Manhattan is a heart-warming romantic film which will bring tears to your eyes………well it brought them to mine! Lopez portays a single mother, living in the Bronx in New York, who after delivers her young, but incredibly talented boy to school she hits the subway and arrives at her job, a maid in a top New York hotel. However Marisa is no ordinary Maid, she is precise with all her duties and the management have a close ...

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...of people going to see Maid In Manhattan. The majority of people I asked today what they had done at the weekend all spoke about Maid In Manhattan. They all gave positive comments, this was probably because like me they were women but I am sure men would hate this because they don't admit they like romantic comedies. The film is predictable and as usual I am sitting there thinking this has to have a happy ending she has to get the guy, I am sure ...
...her. Jennifer Lopez plays a maid in this film, obvious from the title, her character name is Marisa Ventura who is a maid at a very upper class hotel. The maids have a good time and are all friendly, she does the job to get her by but it isn't really her ideal job, I'm sure it isn't many people's ideal job cleaning up after the rich people. While in the hotel room of on of the very rich female guests they have a look in her wardrobe she tries on ...

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...Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a maid in a swanky New York hotel. She is the epitome of sassy, single mum-dom; complete with a gifted, slightly damaged and obviously adorable son. Marisa wants to break into hotel management, but unfortunately this isn’t the driving force of the movie. Much like ‘Pretty Woman’ (or more traditionally Cinderella) sisters will not be doing it for themselves, rather fate will drop a rich man into their laps; but enough with ...
...is persuaded to try on the $5000 Dolce and Gabbana outfit of Caroline Lane ‘the princess in the Park Suite’ (played with real comic finesse by Natasha Richardson). It is whist wearing this ensemble that she meets Senatorial candidate Chris Marshall. He presumes she is a guest, she doesn’t correct him, and here we are, trapped in a pink bucket of romcom clichés. It’s no surprise that the story is written by John Hughes who perfected these romantic ...

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I first saw Maid In Manhattan a few months ago when it was on the television. I loved the film so much that I decided to purchase a copy of the DVD. Maid In Manhattan is an American romantic comedy film released in 2002. This film was directed by Wayne Wang and stars singer/actress Jennifer Lopez.. Running time of this movie is one hundred and five minutes (fifteen minutes under two hours). This movie is a PG. Marisa is a single mother. She is ...
...a maid in a hotel. Whilst cleaning a room , she tries on a coat , which the rich lady who owns the coat has asked them to return it to the store for her. Whilst Marisa is wearing the coat , she is mistaken for the lady who owns it. What happens when she meets a man who thinks she is the woman ? Watch Maid In Manhattan to find out! I had enjoyed the movie ?Jack? which Jennifer Lopez starred in and thought her acting was brilliant and so I was looking ...

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...I am talking about is Maid in Manhattan, a chick flick starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes. Maid in Manhattan is a romantic comedy that centres on Marisa (Jennifer Lopez) and her life as a chambermaid in a posh Manhattan Hotel. She wishes for a better life for her and her son Tyler. She wishes that she was like the posh entrepreneurs and the like that constantly stay in the hotel that she works in. Marisa and some of the fellow chambermaids ...
...at work and they try the clothes on of the rich women and imagine what it must be like to live the wealthy life. Then one day Marisa is trying some of the luxurious clothes on when a successful businessman who is staying at the hotel mistakes his room and catches Marisa but alas he does not realise she is the chambermaid he mistakes her for a fellow socialite. The businessman Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) invites Marisa out for an evening ...

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...This film is about a maid who works in a hotel who happens to fall in love with an upper class guy, who lives in the hotel. She is restricted to be in love with him. Only he falls for her, and now she is in danger of losing her job and everything. But can they actually be with one another? While watching this film, I very much thought it'll be a film that is sometimes described as a chick flick, only I wouldn't call it that. However, this time, ...
...story line. Jennifer Lopez plays a brilliant convincing role. I have to admit, she has brilliant acting skills and I would like to see more of her in the movies. I hate to stop my review here but I didn't enjoy this film as much as I had thought, also the fact that I'm really tired and it's12:30am and I'm really tired. I also presume that this would be about as much information as I would have put anyway. I am hoping for lots of comments telling ...

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...of you who have seen Maid in Manhattan will therefore understand why I was so disappointed when I rented it (sorry Ralph). ***the plot*** Marisa Ventura is a hotel maid in New York, who wants to get a bit further in life by going for a management position but just doesn’t have the courage to apply. Her friend is always pushing her into being spontaneous, trying out something new, and one day Marisa ends up wearing a guest’s expensive suit in her ...
...Senator, catches her wearing the clothes, assumes she is a guest at the hotel, and they go for a walk together with Marisa’s son, Ty. They fall in love, but Marisa is in a tight spot: with the paparazzi after Chris all the time, how long before someone at work spots her with him, or sees a picture of her wearing the guest’s suit? Or even more terrible…WILL CHRIS LOVE HER WHEN HE FINDS OUT SHE’S JUST A MAID?!?! Oh dear, I do hope so… ***the soundtrack*** ...

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...but briefly J-Lo, is our maid and Ralph Fiennes, our senator (terribly unconvincingly so), Ty, J-Lo's son and Bob Hoskins is our butler and various other characters within the hotel get embroiled in a complicated romance between J-Lo (Marissa) and Ralph (Christopher). Complicated because Marissa is a maid and she falls for a senator called Christopher and he no less falls for her on a walk in the park with her son. They meet and go for the walk only ...
...finds out she is a maid he is mad for her not telling him. I mean surely if he understood that there was going to be nothing between them except for that night he must have realised there was something she wasn't telling him especially when he knew she wasn't the lady in the suite that he had met! Seriously do they think the audience are that stupid! There are other little things that are wrong too but to harp on about it would be gripping slightly! ...

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...Fiennes? Well somebody did for Maid in Manhattan, a story about Marisa - played by Lopez - a single mother of a precociously intelligent ten year old son Ty, Tyler Garcia Posey, not all American children make great performers. Marisa works as a maid in a top New York hotel but she has aspirations to management status, and they're well-founded. And then in a moment of girlie irresponsibility, urged on by her workmate Steph, Marissa Matrone, she tries ...
...a Sotheby's executive played by Natasha Richardson. In walks aspiring senator Chris Marshall, Ralph Fiennes, with Ty and assuming she's well- heeled, he's soon taking them both for a walk in the park. Apart from the obvious miscasting of really decent British actors like Fiennes, Richardson and Bob Hoskins, this film is misconceived, it's not nearly witty or funny enough. Instead of heading straight for screwball comedy territory it gets bogged ...

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