Dhobi Ghat reviews! 3.2/5 so far

Minty Tejpal mumbaimirror.com UNRATED Dhobi Ghat is shot well, has some beautiful moments, the production design is good and all the actors do a fine job, barring Aamir, who sticks to a grouchy, taciturn demeanor. 
Mayank Shekhar hindustantimes.com 3.5/5 This film is first-rate tribute; it’s visceral, I realise -- both clichés for compliments. Nothing more appropriate comes to mind
Rajeev Masand ibnlive.in.com 3/5 To be honest, Arun is the only character in the film that strikes me as awkward. He’s saddled with clunky dialogue, and played uncomfortably by Aamir Khan, who surprisingly comes off as too conscious.
Gaurav Malani Times Of India UNRATED hich can be an enriching and exquisite experience, Kiran Rao's directorial debut seems like a pretentious attempt to adapt to the prerequisites of the offbeat genre.
Raja Sen www.rediff.com 2.5/5Dhobi Ghat is a middling debut, watchable due to its nuances but simply not interesting enough to recommend. Yet Rao seems assured of her craft, and worth looking out for in the future.
Sukanya Venkataraghavan filmfare.com UNRATED Dhobi Ghat is a bright little postcard that will hold your attention for a few seconds and make you smile. And it’s a moody painting that will entice you to linger and stare and stay with you forever.
Aniruddha Guha dnaindia.com 4/5 Kiran Rao makes an assured debut as filmmaker and narrates a sensitive story bereft of hyperbole and drama.
ELLA TAYLOR npr.org UNRATED Everyone's perpetually on the move in Dhobi Ghat, too, but Rao's casual episodic rhythms seem designed less to overstimulate her viewers into submission than to address the indeterminacy of a city in the throes of galloping social change.
Khalid Mohamed passionforcinema.com 2.5/5 Bottomwhine: Kiran Rao’s first feature film is uneven, particularly in the writing. It’s neither totally impressive nor totally dismissable. Should you see Dhobi Ghat, then? Yes, if only to get away from the washing machine.
Komal Nahta koimoi.com 1/5 Her screenplay is very slow-paced and although there are a few light moments, it does tend to get boring for the average viewer. Perhaps, the biggest drawback of the drama is that it is inconclusive.
Gaurav Malani Times of India UNRATED so after dabbawala , it's now the dhobi .  Is that what you mean by world cinema? Dhobi Ghat only ends up being dull, dreary and disappointing! 
Anupama Chopra NDTV 3/5 Intriguingly, Aamir Khan, otherwise such a fine actor, strikes a false note. With constantly furrowed brows, he seems to be performing at a different pitch from everyone else.
Bhavna Somaiya - Lehren 5/5 one of the most significant films of our times!
Kunal Guha movies.yahoo.com 2/5 Moral of this non-story: when life gives you a dhobi, serve him tea in your cup and if you're a rich and lonely hag, make him your dirty laundry.
Pankaj Sabnani glamsham.com 2.5/5 DHOBI GHAT is surely a different and brave step in Indian cinema; but not exactly a pleasing one. 
Taran Adarsh Bollywoodhungama.com 4/5 On the whole, DHOBI GHAT is an imposing and vibrant cinematic portrait, appending itself to the new wave of independent Indian cinema which I am extremely pleased to applaud.
Rick Groen The Globe and Mail 3/4 As they do, the film means to be the cinematic answer to Suketu Mehta's book, Maximum City – that is, it wants to draw a vibrant portrait of Mumbai in all its cruel beauty. Wants to, and almost succeeds.
Alyssa Simon Variety.com UNRATED  Perhaps most notable for the new talent in front of and behind the camera, the film marks the debut of the two main actresses who acquit themselves nicely, as well the first leading role for the immensely appealing Prateik who seems destined to be a big star.
Andrew Schenker slantmagazine.com 2.5/4 Rao's film is least clumsy and most interesting when dealing with the latter, even as it's partially implicated in the same thorny dilemmas facing the director's on-screen surrogates.
Simon Abrams The Village Voice UNRATED about a romantic rich man/rich girl/poor boy love triangle, but is mostly about vanishing culture in Mumbai—is sadly only as interesting as its peripheral details. 
Nick Schager Timeout NewYork 2/5 Unfortunately, Mumbai Diaries addresses these weighty concerns with such delicacy that they barely make an impact, thus calling further undue attention to the creakiness of the warhorse plot—and the blank brooding of an increasingly uncomfortable-looking superstar.
Harvey Karten compuserve.com B+ (I am taking that to be 3.5/5 stars) the acting appears authentic even to the point that the film comes across almost as a documentary.  It’s difficult to believe that this is writer-director Kiran Rao’s merely freshman effort in a feature film. 
Sonil Dedhia rediff.com 3/5 Dhobi Ghat is sure to find a niche audience and will be a hit in festival circuits. Being a Mumbai-centric film, it may connect with the audience in the city. But it needs to be seen whether it will find takers in other parts of the country.
Kaveree Bamzai, India Today 4/5 Rao's film is like fresh air, as elusive in Mumbai's leaky chawls as in its smoky drawing rooms.
Nikhat Kazmi Times of India 3.5/5 A lyrical ode to the modern malady -- metro-eccentricity -- Dhobi Ghat is intelligent and artistic cinema.