BASIC CABLE
“MAID TO ORDER” * 1/2
7 a.m., OXY
The normally likable Ally Sheedy stars in a dull, cloying, reverse Cinderella story in which a Beverly Hills teenage princess is turned into a penniless charwoman at a Beverly Hills estate because she’s such a snot. A would-be hip fairy godmother (Beverly D`Angelo) promises to restore Sheedy to her father and to her luxurious home life only if she can demonstrate the milk of human kindness.
MPAA rating: PG-13
— Gene Siskel
PREMIUM CABLE
“HOTEL RWANDA” *** 1/2
7 p.m., TMC
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Don Cheadle gives a phenomenal performance as Paul Rusesabagina, a quiet, meticulous hotel manager who, in the face of the 1994 massacres, became a real-life hero and unlikely savior. Director-co-writer Terry George’s film is a calm, riveting ground-zero look at a terrible slice of history. But Cheadle, backed by Sophie Okonedo and Nick Nolte, is superb, humbling in his humanity.
MPAA rating: PG-13
— Michael Wilmington