Maid in Manhattan

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Perfect Love Story, 2008-11-19
Maid in Manhattan This was bought for a Lady Friend and I watched it with Her, This is one of the Most Perfect Love Stories of Our Time, Next to Love Story. Ending could not have been more perfect. Not going to give it away, but worth Buying.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

A real "feel-good" movie! Romance, suspense, humor ..., 2008-06-01
I was writing another book review when this movie came on TV. When I saw Jennifer Lopez, I started watching and was hooked from the first scene with her little son. I just finished it and must say I truly enjoyed the time spent watching this "feel-good" movie. It was just what the doctor ordered after a two-day stint with the flu. This certainly went well with my recuperative fare of tea and toast. ... lol ... br / br /In this movie, Lopez plays--you guessed it!--a maid who works in a top-flight hotel in Manhattan. br / br /Maid in Manhattan is a breezy romantic comedy where a rich, handsome, aspiring politician, played by Ralph Fiennes, falls for the maid. Drawn initially by her beauty, he soon comes to know her as an independent, honest woman ... a struggling single mother who puts her ten-year-old son above all else. Tyler Posey does a fine acting job as her son. br / br /Yes, this movie has "shades of Cinderella," like many romance novels and movies, but it has differences in every twist and turn that conspire to keep this unlikely couple apart. At first, because Lopez is dressed in a guest's clothing, Fiennes thinks she is a socialite herself; complications caused by that error lead to many hilarious situations, yet even more heart-wrenching ones. br / br /The sentimentality and romantic warmth of the movie are due to good performances by Lopez and Fiennes, but the supporting actors bring this movie to life. You will be amused by Natasha Richardson and Amy Sedaris in the roles of callow socialites, Bob Hoskins as a dignified butler, and you'll love to hate Stanley Tucci as Fiennes's aggravating campaign manager. br / br /So how does the politician react when he learns his love interest is a maid? How does she take it? You guessed that they eventually get back together--don't they in all Cinderella stories?--but what happens before that transpires? And how does the maid's son react to all this? Does he even like Fiennes's character? br / br /I promise you lots of laughs as you watch this movie and learn the answers to those questions and more. For your enhanced viewing pleasure, I suggest you see Maid in Manhattan with your best girl ... or guy. br / br /Reviewed by: Betty Dravis, 2008 br /Author of: 1106 Grand Boulevard br /The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley br /Millennium Babe: The Prophecy

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Like Modern-Day Cinderella, 2008-05-28
(this is Geri here)I usually don't go for silly fluffy things like this, but I adore this sweet little movie. I am older and always loved the beautiful fairy-tale Cinderella. This story is just like that, but in modern day NYC. It's wonderful. I always cry just a lttle bit at the beautiful and happy ending. PS - Love the little boy.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Light diversion; Entertaining, 2008-04-30
I watched this on TV, commercials and all, and I still enjoyed it. I was not in a mood to take things seriously, and this gentle, harmless diversion from director Wayne Wang was not an offense to my intelligence. Lopez Fiennes (with an American "accent") were good together, and good supporting roles by Amy Sedaris, Natasha Richardson, Bob Hoskins and, especially, Stanley Tucci, were a riot. In sweet, mindless films like this, the supporting characters are always the best. I could've been doing other things, I guess, but at 11:30 at nite, this was not a waste of my time. I liked it. Lighten up... PS~ The little kid in this film gave a great performance.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Main in Manhattan, 2008-02-27
Maid in Manhattan is a touching light romantic comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes and the supporting cast turn in convincing performances and the story line, though fanciful, is still completely believable.