Maid In Manhattan

Comedy, Romance

Jennifer Lopez	Marisa Ventura
Ralph Fiennes	Christopher 'Chris' Marshall, N.Y. Assemblyman
Natasha Richardson	Caroline Lane
Stanley Tucci	Jerry Siegel
Tyler Posey	Ty Ventura (as Tyler Garcia Posey)
Frances Conroy	Paula Burns
Chris Eigeman	John Bextrum, Personnel Manager
Amy Sedaris	Rachel Hoffberg
Marissa Matrone	Stephanie Kehoe, Maid
Priscilla Lopez	Veronica Ventura
Christopher Eigeman	John Bextrum
Bob Hoskins	Lionel Bloch
Tyler Garcia Posey	Ty Ventura

Director	Wayne Wang
Producer	Paul Schiff; Deborah Schindler
Writer	John Hughes; Kevin Wade

In the breezy Maid in Manhattan, a maid in a top-flight hotel (Jennifer Lopez) chances to dress in a guest's clothes just when a handsome political candidate (Ralph Fiennes) walks in. Naturally, he's bowled over and pursues her; he's initially drawn to her gorgeous good looks but soon comes to appreciate her honesty and common sense. Of course, she can't let him know that she's only a maid, and various high jinks ensue--it's all pretty formulaic, but lurking in the edges of this glossy, brainless romance are a wealth of sly turns by Natasha Richardson and Amy Sedaris (as callow socialites), Bob Hoskins (as a dignified butler), Stanley Tucci (as Fiennes' exasperated campaign manager), and many less familiar faces. All help to give Maid in Manhattan the life and texture that has been processed out of the main characters. --Bret Fetzer