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Funny, entertaining, and amusing
"Maid to Order" is about a rich, spoiled 25 year old heiress named Jesse Montgomery. Jesse has never wanted for anything. Her dad is well-to-do and is a philanthropist for an organization, which grants wishes to dying children. <
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>The show is comedic at its best! It shouws that no matter how rich you are, even rich kids, or in this case, young rich adults, have their fair share of problems, too and Jesse Montgomery learns this the hardway! <
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>Her father decides that he wants his daughter to grow up, make something out of herself (i.e., get a career) and stop living off his money and her own way. <
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>What happens is Mr. Montgomery's wish is granted by a fairy godmother! <
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>In just a few seconds, *poof* Jesse becomes poor, little rich girl driving a red, Mercedes SL convertible, to being literally dirt poor. <
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>She learns her lesson though the hard way--that sometimes "a job worth doing is a job worth doing right." <
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>Eventually, she realizes that maybe being rich and spoiled isn't what it's all cracked up to be and learns that materialism doesn't make you happy, but it's how you treat others and your generosity towards others that truly makes you happy! <
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>A clever film suitable for ages 18 and above due to certain adult themes portrayed in the film. <
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>I give it 2 thumbs up. <
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>Rent or buy it, you'll be glad you did! <
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A Cute And Funny Movie!!!
In this movie Ally Sheedy plays Jessie, a rich Beverly Hills kid. Then she gets busted for cocaine possesion but she is rescued by her Fairy Godmother played by Beverly D'Angelo. The only downside of this is Jessie is now poor and unemployed so she is forced to GET A JOB (Aaaargh!!!) as a maid for a couple of Bevely Hill Yuppies. This movie is very funny at times although I had to wonder how on Earth Jessie manages to do an honest day's work in domestic service while wearing 4 inch high heels?

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So what's wrong with a little slapstick?
People who generally turn up their noses at slapstick and/or cartoonish comedy because it's beneath them are missing a lot of amusing entertainments in life. I saw "Maid to Order" first in the theater(where it came and went)and then on cable, where it finally found an audience. By now, everybody's seen at least part of it, and it's a highly enjoyable confection. Ally Sheedy is both too refined and too mature to be completely convincing as a spoiled brat living with her philanthropist dad, but she improves(as does the picture)and wins our affections. Supporting cast is even better, with Michael Ontkean a nicely low-keyed Prince Charming(he doesn't push his handsomeness and is very natural in an aw-shucks kind of way), Merry Clayton as a cook who used to be a singer(she's get down with Great White!), and Beverly D'Angelo as a wiseacre fairy godmother. What?! Fairy Godmothers in the 1980's? Yes, and it works surprisingly well. Some of the editing is sloppy, and some of Sheedy's outburts are shrill, but the film is an embraceable one and should charm even the cynics.