Do you find J-Lo convincing as a maid especially when so much has been said, written, published, and televised about how a rich, difficult and demanding diva she is?
"I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!"
Yes her part wasn't that difficult and even though many people say Ralph Fiennes was horrible actually I pictured him perfectly well as a politician.
That role fits him very well, he latter played another politician in the constant Gardner
It would have been better if they let him keep his true nationality, like he came to the United States for a few meetings with American politicians or something.
He looks very handsome in this film
" . . . convincing as a maid?"
Of course not
Her character was supposed to be a hotel maid, but even the director or the script couldn't make Jennifer make a bed or do any other menial work.
The only "maid" thing that Jennifer consented to do did was fluff the pillows while delivering her lines. They had to show a second maid with her in the room who actually did the work.
When have you ever seen two maids doing a hotel room?
Even when Jennifer was playing the lead in a film, she absolutely refused to do anything that might have been characterized as 'maid work.'
What a pompous and pretentious ass!
"Stupidity got us into this mess, why doesn't it get us out?" - Will Rogers
This is a movie! I thought she did a good job of the maid. And fluffing the pillows is making a bed. And I have stayed in hotels where two maids make beds. Honestly, it is make believe! Romantic comedy, chick flick!
Her character was supposed to be a hotel maid, but even the director or the script couldn't make Jennifer make a bed or do any other menial work.
The only "maid" thing that Jennifer consented to do did was fluff the pillows while delivering her lines. They had to show a second maid with her in the room who actually did the work.
I think she was very good in the role, and just fine at portraying a maid within the remits of the story. What more do you expect? Scenes depicting the full practices of a maid in a hotel?! Whilst the media's notion of Lopez being a "diva" is very contradictory to what numerous co-stars and directors have said about her on-set regarding her professionalism, work-ethic and understanding of the characters she plays. But that's typical of the media -- still, if you're major issue with a movie of this type is pedantic enough to question a minute detail, let's berate Casablanca because we don't see Rick doing enough paperwork as the owner of a bar. Or Dirty Harry because Eastwood isn't seen depicting the rigours of filing reports.
NOW TARZAN MAKE WAR!
I worked as a housekeeper and sometimes if we finished our rooms early we would help out everyone else so occasionally there would be two or three of us finishing up rooms.
shareThe only "maid" thing that Jennifer consented to do did was fluff the pillows while delivering her lines. They had to show a second maid with her in the room who actually did the work.
... she absolutely refused to do anything that might have been characterized as 'maid work.'Who are you trying to kid? You've obviously got it in for her and (deliberately)misrepresented her character completely. It was her doing all the work when the 2 maids were in the room and her buddy doing all the talking. JLo's character even tells her at one stage to stop talking and do some work. Besides this there are a number of other scenes where you see her doing plenty of maid's work.
Not really, no.
She was too 'polished'. I'm not saying maids have to look like crap, don't misunderstand me. I used to clean condos, so I know.
But she still wasn't convincing in this role. She was only slightly more convincing as a ' waitress turned housewife turned ninja' in "Enough".
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."
I think she was fine. Why did she need to make a bed in this movie? This movie wasn't about her doing actual housework.
shareThis movie wasn't about her doing actual housework.Right, although the movie is called MAID in Manhattan.
I don't find her convincing at anything.
shareI don't find her that convincing as an actress at all.