90
The result is a film of startling insight and grace.
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The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Modest in scope, but it feels complete, fully inhabited, in a way that more overtly ambitious movies rarely do.
90
Pitch-perfect social comedy.
90
Los Angeles Times by Carina Chocano
What Live-in Maid offers is a pitch-perfect observation of life on a continent where forms are adhered to, distances aren't really kept, and your best friend is the person who knows to pour the cheap domestic whiskey into the empty bottle of imported stuff before your bridge buddies show up to judge you.
70
A fairly successful attempt at satire, though given the subject, there's a lot of darkness under the carpet.
75
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Weary and overworked to her very bones, Dora nevertheless has a heart of gold and a spine of steel. The movie does, too.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by James Greenberg
Powered by two first-rate performances, Jorge Gaggero's debut feature is full of psychological nuance and keen social observation.
70
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
A fine Argentinean film with English subtitles.
67
Live-In Maid's premise would be ideal for a play, or a bravura performance piece like Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant."
75
Low-key yet has a lot to say about class struggle.