Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Release date: 2002-12-13
Country: USA
Language: English|French|Spanish
Director: Wayne Wang
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Red Om Films, Hughes Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: 5.2/10
Length: 1h 45min

Storyline

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.

Plot Keywords

place name in title, newspaper headline, newspaper article, beauty salon, video camera, reference to richard nixon, mother daughter relationship, grandmother grandson relationship, news report, christmas tree, watching tv, school bus, job application, dancing, uniform, microphone, subtitles, photographer, city park, training

Short Review

Fiennes is at a disadvantage, an actor, not a comedian... Lopez is a perfectly efficient comedienne. But mixed together, they're a few retorts short of a chemistry lesson.