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.
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The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg
The Hollywood ReporterJames Greenberg
Powered by two first-rate performances, Jorge Gaggero's debut feature is full of psychological nuance and keen social observation.
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The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Modest in scope, but it feels complete, fully inhabited, in a way that more overtly ambitious movies rarely do.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Weary and overworked to her very bones, Dora nevertheless has a heart of gold and a spine of steel. The movie does, too.
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Low-key yet has a lot to say about class struggle.
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VarietyDeborah Young
VarietyDeborah Young
A fairly successful attempt at satire, though given the subject, there's a lot of darkness under the carpet.