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Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Walter M Green III I fell love Alley Sheedy in this film. I like her in Breakfast Club, but when I saw this, I wanted her to be my girl. Yeah I know... dream on. I wanted her for more than pleasure, I fell in love with the reformed "Rich Girl" she became. I don't know Alley, but I can believe she is more like Jessie after she reforms than before when she acted spoiled. Why? She didn't seem natural at being a spoiled brat.I however warn parents that have a nudity phobia when pertaining to kids. In one scene she goes skinny-dipping. Nothing can be seen while she is in the water, but when Nick refuses to return her clothes, she says fine jumps out of the pool and heads for her bedroom sans clothing. This scene shows her walking away nude, but only from behind, No frontal nudity in the scene, basically not much more that what a bikini covers except for the small portion of derrière the triangle of cloth a bikini provides. No biggie for most people, but some people do not like surprises.I on the other hand congratulate her for being able to do that scene. For some nudity if all but impossible because of self doubt or because society has made such a big deal over the human body, yet not a gratuitous sex scene. Though I have not clue why they showed her back side at all, she could have been show shoulder up getting out of the pool, then used bushed as she runs from the pool to hide her nudity.That said, I liked seeing that state of undress, she is beautiful.

DarthBill Jessie Montgomery (Ally Sheedy), a caricature of Paris Hilton before there even was a Paris Hilton to make a caricature of, is a spoiled 20-something rich bitch who's wild party animal ways, lack of respect for herself and others, and overall just general aimlessness is driving her soft spoken father (Tom Skerritt) up the wall. When she gets arrested for drunk driving and drug possession, her dad decides that she's finally crossed the line and, beside himself with frustration and disappointment, he says something he never thought he'd hear himself say - he wished his daughter had never come into his life at all. The fairy godmother Stella (Bevelry D'Angelo) hears his wish and decides to grant it in the hope of teaching Jessie a lesson - she continues to exist, but to the outside world, i.e., her father, it's as though she were never born, which means she's on her own. Stranded with no money (except for some loose change), no family, no friends and no home, the hapless Jessie is forced to take a demeaning job as a maid for an eccentric rich couple. As she is forced to do real work for the first time in her life, it is here that she finally learns what work is, and learns the true meaning love, friendship and respect for one's self and others through the eventual friendships she develops with the other workers.Lightweight, mostly good natured coming of age fantasy fluff. Ally Sheedy, a fine actress who never got the recognition she deserved (though even she couldn't pull off some of those bad haircuts), plays her part well. Even as the spoiled rich bitch early on, you could tell that even she wasn't entirely happy with her life and you could see throughout the film that it genuinely hurt her to have her father not know her. The rest of the cast works well and the overall result is a pleasant time filler. The ever sexy Beverly D'Angelo is quite funny as the fairy godmother.

budfan1950 A very entertaining movie I've seen probably 10 times. Nothing great or Oscar worthy, just a movie you can sit back and enjoy without having to think. It has a relatively common, ordinary, predictable plot . . . spoiled rich girl, fairy god-mother teaching a lesson but with nice twist. When Ally Sheedy comes out of the pool with no clothes on there's a nice shot of her butt. And oh,what nice butt it is!!! Beverly DeAngelo is the God-mother and does a good job at that. Tom Skeritt is the father and Michael Ontkean turns into her romantic interest. Like I said, it's very predictable yet very enjoyable. But the highlight of the movie of course is the picture of Ally Sheedy's butt, it's beautiful.

moonspinner55 Ally Sheedy works very hard to convince us she's a spoiled rich girl who takes everyone for granted. I felt it was all a con, and therefore couldn't wait for her character to make that transformation into a Better Person. Sheedy wasn't necessarily miscast as she was misdirected; she naturally projects a very savvy, efficient persona, and acting childish is beneath her. The second part of the film, with Sheedy working as a maid to wealthy neurotics Dick Shawn and Valerie Perrine (both terrific), is more successful, and the fantasy elements of the plot have had time to grow on us and are more acceptable. There are still some clumsy or awkward moments here, however for the first time Michael Ontkean is a CHARMING Prince Charming (not just a substitute for one) and the supporting cast is made up of wily and likable characters. "Maid to Order" leaves you smiling and that means it has done a good job, though it takes at least thirty minutes to kick into gear. *** from ****