Review of Maid in Manhattan

MOVIES THAT MAKE ME GO AWWWWW I WISH THAT WAS ME :'(

Despite being a classic rags to riches story, this movie addresses a lot of issues that Black and Hispanic women face in the job world. Hispanics are already stereotyped as the perfect service men and women so that, when they attempt to advance themselves they are met with rejection both by the outside world and within their own community as with Marisa and her mother.

Another issue also addressed is the difficulties faced in interracial relationships. Even the person's involved second guess themselves as to whether or not they deserve someone outside of their race. Also the fact that he was of a different socio economic background also made it harder for both Marisa, her mother and some of the people around her to accept.

I would say in terms of making me go "Awwww I wish that was me" I would give this 5 awww's as it not only shows what could happen when you chase after your dreams whole heartedly but also the strength of true love and all that can be endured.
Beside being a great love story it also shows the strength and determination of a young single mother whose dreams are recognised not only through hard work but also through the discovery of her true love. I would say this movie addresses some serious issues that women of colour face in this society everyday without the tone of the movie being heavy and too serious.

If I had to rate this movie on a scale of 1 to 5 I would definitely give this movie a strong 4 and count it as a definite top ten must see romantic comedy's.

MAID IN MANHATTAN IN ONE MINUTE.

Maid in Manhattan is a Romantic Comedy that was released in 2002 starring Jennifer Lopez (Marisa) and Ralph Fiennes (Christopher Marshall). Just by the name , you can tell that there is a twist to the story. The story is centered around a Hispanic single mother who has a job as a maid in an high class hotel in Manhattan and a an esteemed Politician who is a guest at the same hotel.

As fate would have it Marisa is cleaning the room of a socialite who is also a guest at the hotel when her son Ty walks in with Christopher Marshall. Due to her attire and the circumstances surrounding their meeting he assumes that she is the socialite staying in the hotel and a whirlwind romance begins.

After initially meeting, Christopher Marshall asks his assitant to organise a meeting with Marisa the maid who initally introduced herself as Caroline Lane. To his surprise when Caroline shows up at the lunch it is not the same Caroline that he met previously and so commisions his assitant to find her.

The Head Butler in the hotel finds out what is happening and instructs Marisa to go out with Christopher and end the relationship if she wants to keep her job at the hotel and possible chances for promotion.  Marisa agrees to attend the dinner and the interaction between her and Chris Marshall gave birth to one of the most iconic scenes in the movie.

Unfortunately after such a romantic night with Chris, Marisa does not end it and is spotted by Caroline Lane leaving Chris's room the next morning.

When the truth is revealed by the real Caroline Lane that Marisa had been posing as Caroline to Christopher, she is swiftly fired. Marisa's mother is very disapproving and angry with her over the entire situation and believes that Marisa had no right to be with a white man of his status in the first place.

After a couple weeks of bad press and them being separated ,Ty attends one of Chris's speeches and asks for a second chance for his mother. He leads Chris to her in the lunch room of the new hotel that she is working in and they share a passionate kiss.The movie ends with photos of magazines of them one year later still living happily ever after.

You can check out the movie below
http://www.solarmovie.eu/link/play/407046/