Review of Maid in Manhattan (2002) by Violette G — 01 Jun 2010

Well... Nothing can't be worked out.

Marisa: Can you keep a secret?

Caroline: Yes of course.

Marisa: Good. So can I.

Lionel: To serve people takes dignity and intelligence. But remember, they are only people with money. And although we serve them, we are not their servants. What we do, Miss Ventura, does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling.

Jerry Siegel: What press are you affiliated with?

Ty: I'm 10.

Jerry Siegel: What about your parents, are they Democrat or Republican?

Ty: What's the difference these days?

Marisa: There's millions of women who are just dying for you to look their way.

Christopher: [Laughing] Yeah? Then why are you making me work so hard?

Marisa: I only came to tell you that this, you and me, can't go anywhere beyond this evening. It just can't.

Christopher: Well, then, you should've worn a different dress.

Marisa: Marisa Ventura. Housekeeping.

Christopher: Chris Marshall. Candidate for Senate. I'd appreciate your vote.

Marisa: We'll see.

Marisa: Come on, who's kidding who here? Do you think you would have taken a second look at me if you knew I was the maid? With all due respect.

Marisa: There was a part of me that wanted to know what it felt like, to have someone like you look at me the way you did just once. And I'm sorry. Truly. If I could rewind the past week, I would.

Christopher: Was any of it real?

Marisa: Yeah, it was real. It was so real I wondered how I was ever gunna give you up. But I had to give you up. That was the plan. And then, last night, I couldn't.

Christopher: Where are you going?

Jerry Siegel: That depends. Where are you going?

Christopher: Bathroom. Alone.

Jerry Siegel: Yeah. Fine. Go. Great. Yeah. Sure.

Christopher: Thank you.

Jerry Siegel: Call me if you need anything.

Marisa: I mean, I don't know what I'm doing here, Steph. What am I doing? This is all a lie.

Stephanie Kehoe, Maid: No, honey. It's more like a dream, you know? And for one night, you're living it for all of us. Don't think about tomorrow. Don't think about anything but tonight. Tonight, the maid is a lie. And this, this is who you really are.

Caroline: At least let me buy you lunch. After all, we've only got each other to get through this humiliation.

Christopher: Caroline, the first lunch was a mistake. A second would be complete torture.

Caroline: Drinks, then?