Maid in Manhattan (Blu-ray) (2002)

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.

	Bob Hoskins
	Tyler Posey
	Kevin Wade
	Ralph Fiennes
	Amy Sedaris
	Chris Eigeman
	Stanley Tucci
	Natasha Richardson
	Jennifer Lopez
	Marisa Matrone
	Charles J. Newirth - Executive Producer
	Paul Schiff - Producer
	John Hughes - Screenwriter
	Deborah Schindler - Producer
	Alan Silvestri - Composer
	Elaine Goldsmith - Producer
	Karl Walter Lindenlaub - Director of Photography
	Wayne Wang - Director

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.E1

Variety
"...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