Dhobi Ghat 2010

Rachel Saltz, New York Times: Ms. Rao does have an ace up her sleeve, though: Prateik, who in his first lead role gives a nuanced, career-making performance. Read more

Nick Schager, Time Out: Addresses [its] weighty concerns with such delicacy that they barely make an impact. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: An odd amalgam of soap opera and street-level realism, with, alas, the former trumping the latter. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The sex/class conflicts are way too twee. Read more

Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: A mesmerizing, multilayered portrait of one of the world's great cities. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: With its key settings in a crowded, largely decrepit, congested yet beguiling, picturesque older portion of this city of 14 million inhabitants, the film is like a rich tapestry in which are interwoven the intersecting lives of three people. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: [A] satisfying, well-acted drama. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: Rao avoids high drama, and while there is humor, the film's tone is one of melancholy. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Move over Bollywood, because India is going indie. Read more

Alissa Simon, Variety: This tale of four Mumbai dwellers at a crossroads in their lives owes more to Taiwanese or French auteur cinema than to Satyajit Ray. Read more

Simon Abrams, Village Voice: Had Rao chosen to foreground his tantalizing ideas instead of his instantly forgettable characters, Mumbai Diaries could have been more than the sum of its parts. Read more