A spirited but fragmented comedy about the gulf between privilege and poverty, dreams and reality.

Even if "Domesticas'' had succeeded as a comedy it only manages its laughs by making a mockery of its subjects. It ridicules them the way their rich employers do.

Rings with life, color and laughter without either insulting or falsely glorifying the servant's life.

Disappointingly, while Domésticas uses humor to touch on some of these disheartening issues, it fails to make a compelling statement that truly empathizes with the Brazilian housemaid's cause.