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Title: Maid in Manhattan (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Marisa Ventura | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Christopher Marshall | |
| Natasha Richardson | ... | Caroline Lane | |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Jerry Siegel | |
| Tyler Posey | ... | Ty Ventura (as Tyler Garcia Posey) | |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Paula Burns | |
| Chris Eigeman | ... | John Bextrum | |
| Amy Sedaris | ... | Rachel Hoffberg | |
| Marissa Matrone | ... | Stephanie Kehoe | |
| Priscilla Lopez | ... | Veronica Ventura | |
| Bob Hoskins | ... | Lionel Bloch | |
| Lisa Roberts Gillan | ... | Cora | |
| Maddie Corman | ... | Leezette | |
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Sharon Wilkins | ... | Clarice |
| Jayne Houdyshell | ... | Carmen | |
Marisa Ventura is a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall, a handsome heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the unlikely pair together for one night. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart, even though the distance separating them is just a subway ride between Manhattan and the Bronx. Written by Anonymous
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So many people have already written reviews of this movie, which has been out for five years now, that I am not going to go into detail about the plot, or the acting, or whether the storyline is predictable, or how cute Ty Posey was. I am merely going to say that I watched it tonight for the first time with my 13-year old daughter and we both enjoyed it immensely. I found Jennifer Lopez a bit stiff in places, but overall she handled the role well. I do not understand why so many people had problems with Ralph Finnes in this movie, I found him not only believable but incredibly sexy, and I hope he gets the opportunity to do more romantic comedies! Bob Hoskins stole every scene he was in. Stanley Tucci chewed scenery. Natasha Richardson was suitably selfish and blonde. New York was lovely. The dog overacted shamelessly. The movie was not perfect, but it was delightful. The only wrong note was the series of magazine covers at the end, showing what happened to the characters; it was much too "cute" and rather unbelievable (all three of her maid friends become hotel managers?) And I was rather disappointed that - for all the film's brave talk of crossing social barriers - the movie ends with nothing more than a magazine cover with the headline "A year later, they are still together". I felt cheated.