When I decide to laz around, I often end up watching a movie. Yesterday's mistake was watching "Maid in Manhattan". G-d what a bad movie! What was director Wayne Wong thinking in pairing an eighth cousin of the Prince of Wales (Ralph Fiennes) with someone from Costa Rica-via-The Bronx (Jennifer Lopez)?! Poor Ralph. He must have been hard up for money to agree to star in this mess.
The most poignant part was watching the beautiful late Natasha Richardson, the rival for Ralph's affections. She was breathtaking and it was heartbreaking to realize that this was just seven years before her untimely demise in a freak skiing accident in Mont Tremblant.
The whole movie was ridiculous. As if a guy running for the US Senate would fall for a lower-class hotel maid!? And as if a candidate would go public with his sad affections. As we all know, Senators and Congressmen -- like all politicians -- go to great lengths to hide these tawdry affairs. They lie like rugs. But not old Ralph. He wore his pathetic heart on his sleeve at all times, while JayLo lectured him on the need to help the poor in New York. Please.
It was not only implausible, it was impossible. I cringed the whole way through. Man, better figure out how to get Netflicks hooked up in a hurry!
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Agree completely about "Maid in Manhattan". Also Natasha Richardson - she was a stunner. I am a fan of neither Ralph Fiennes nor born-in-The-Bronx-of-Puerto-Rican parents, Jennifer Lopez, though "An Unfinished Life" with Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman was good.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, your Netflix box can probably be hard-wired (using a network cable). WiFi makes it more convenient but is not a necessity.
Hi Gordon. I think I need to be "hard wired" to deal with this MESS.
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