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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son (Tyler Posey). One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after? From acclaimed director Wayne Wang (Anywhere But Here) and co-starring Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci and Bob Hoskins, Maid In Manhattan is "Romantic! Funny! Uplifting!" (Neil Rosen, NY1). Meet the Bronx Bombshell: Jennifer Lopez
"Maid in Manhattan has charm on its side." Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
"The best romantic comedy since Pretty Woman!" Pat Collins, WWOR-TV
"A lovably old-school Hollywood confection." Ty Burr, Boston Globe
"Two thumbs up!" Ebert and Roeper
Editor's Note
Director Wayne Wang (THE JOY LUCK CLUB, SMOKE) updates the familiar Cinderella story in this charming romantic comedy. 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. While the film is always lighthearted and fun, it does not shy away from foregrounding race and class issues, devoting much screen time to Marissa's coworkers and their struggles to survive. As a rags-to-riches fairy tale, MAID IN MANHATTAN hits all the right notes.
| Features | Audio: English 5.1, French | | Animated Menus | | Scene Selections | | Subtitles: English, French | | Widescreen and Full Screen Presentations | | Blooper Reel | | Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 1/4/2005 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 09748 | | UPC: 00043396097483 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1/4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...You would have to go back to Claudette Colbert or the young Lauren Bacall to find an actress capable of projecting so much erotic self-confidence in a single gaze..." 12/13/2002 p.E1Variety
"...Jennifer Lopez revels in the star role....Fiennes hasn't looked so relaxed onscreen since moments in THE ENGLISH PATIENT..." 12/02/2002 p.40-1 Box Office
"...Lopez shines....The heroine is written as a classic underdog...Lopez invests her with the extra dose of dignity and quiet determination that gives her substance..." 03/01/2003 p.61 San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
It's a match that could be made only in Hollywood: Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes. That the combination is pleasing and not just tolerable--that the sight of Fiennes putting his lizard lips on Lopez doesn't make the skin crawl but in fact seems nice--is the saving grace of Maid in Manhattan, a Cinderella story with star appeal going for it and everything else against it. - Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Examiner 8 of 10
Adjectives such as "nice" and "pleasant" may seem like left-handed compliments--or, worse, ironic putdowns--in an era when too much of what passes for film criticism has been reduced to extremes of fulsome praise or ferocious sarcasm. But those are the very words, along with "charming" and maybe even "sweet," that I would use to describe Maid in Manhattan, an undemandingly agreeable trifle that should satisfy anyone in search of an old-fashioned Cinderella story at the megaplex. - Joe Leydon
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Maid in Manhattan is a skillful, glossy, formula picture, given life by the appeal of its stars. It has a Meet Cute of stunning audacity, it has a classic Fish Out of Water, it works the Idiot Plot Syndrome overtime to avoid solving a simple misunderstanding, and there won't be a person in the audience who can't guess exactly how it will turn out. Yet it goes through its paces with such skill and charm that, yes, I enjoyed it. - Roger Ebert
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