A Fiennes time with J-Lo

Few would expect to see intense English actor Ralph Fiennes in a typical Hollywood romantic comedy. So his depiction of a jaunty charmer who sweeps Jennifer Lopez off her feet in Maid in Manhattan was quite a departure for the edgy 40-year-old.

“I had to find a whole other tone which I haven’t had in any other film I’ve done,” admits Fiennes, who plays a carefree candidate for the Senate named Christopher Marshall. Lopez plays working class Marisa, a maid in a swanky hotel who deceives Marshall into thinking she’s an eligible guest.