TZP reviews rock

Reviewer/ Website	Rating	Plusses	Minusses
Taran Adarsh/Indiafm	****	Sure, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR boasts of a story that strikes a chord, but most importantly, it has been treated with such sensitivity and maturity that you're left shell-shocked in amazement by the sheer impact it leaves at the end of this 18 reeler.TAARE ZAMEEN PAR is an outstanding work of cinema. To miss it would be sacrilege. It has everything it takes to win awards and box-office rewards!	NONE
Khalid Mohemmad/HT	****	Yup, Taare.. is a weepie and not ashamed of it. Several terrific scenes stay with us. Like the teacher treating a tiny canteen boy to tea, the bargaining session with the school principal to allow the child one more chance before expulsion. And the finale’s painting competition. Above all, the amazingly confident child actor Darsheel Safary is the li’l big champion here. A must-experience for sensitive viewers. And do stick on for the end credit titles, showing documentary footage of children with smiles and tears as real as yours..and mine.	Also, Ishaan’s scowl-scowl dad is a virtual Mogambo. Inexplicably, he walks away from an opportunity to redeem himself – just by giving the boy a Munnabhai-like jhappi. Plus, a cartoon interlude drags. And what about a Lady Jabeen who hangs around Teacher saab? Honestly, woh kaun thi? And yoww, what about that cliched cheesy stock shot of a bird feeding its babies? Technically, the look and the shot takings are humdrum. The editing (teacher waits for bus, gets into bus, feels warm about mum-‘n’-kid in bus) slackens the daunting length of 18 reels.
RajaSen/Rediff	***	Mighty nice, Mr Khan, mighty nice. Taare Zameen Par is an impressive debut indeed for filmmaker Aamir Khan , and showcases a brilliant performance by the young Darsheel Safary -- one of those child actors you can't possibly resist. More than just dyslexia, the film is a look at childhood dreamers who feel shunted out by the rest of the world, the cruel world that doesn't understand them. At some level, I guess we all relate. And this ends up a nice watch -- sincere, even if somewhat simplistic.	All great, except he does this over the length of one song. There are far too many musical digressions in this film anyway -- and while most are touching interludes to enhance the narrative, they end up stroking what's already been touched. Highly watchable and -- again, because of Darsheel and Aamir's knack for sentimental imagery -- warmly likeable, Taare flounders fatally at the end. Sure, it's okay to appease the masses with a tacked-on and cheesy ending, but for a film which stresses that we need to give our kids their space and not force themselves into constant comparisons, a film which asks them to take their time to find their talents, the climax becomes about a competition, about how winning magically makes everything better. And that's a scary thought, in context of what the film tries to say, overall.
Rajeev Masand/IBN-CNN	****	There should be no doubt whatsoever in anybody's mind after watching Taare Zameen Par that the real hero of this film is its remarkable, rooted, rock-solid script which provides the landscape for such an emotionally engaging, heart-warming experience. Few films have innate goodness within them and Taare Zameen Par is one such film. It tugs at your heartstrings, it urges you to introspect, it makes you look at children differently. How many Bollywood films achieve all that? Simple in the truest sense of the word, it's a film that wins your heart because it's such a relatable story - Ishaan could be your friend, your child, who knows he could be you.	Taare Zameen Par has its fair share of hiccups, but then which film doesn't. At times snail-paced and repetitive, it takes its own sweet time to unfold. It also rushes through Ishaan's whole "learning process" in the end, a portion where a little more patience and detail might have helped.
Praveen Lance Fernandes/TOI	***	Don’t be under the impression that it is a children’s film. It’s been quite a while since we saw a sensitive film which the entire family can watch together. Not preachy but not completely entertaining at the same time sums up Taare Zameen Par.Watch it for the lack of melodrama, watch it for the performances, watch it for the sheer genuineness that the filmmakers try to show.	The major problem of the film is that it moves at a constant slow pace. It doesn’t get heavy but gives you a figment of restlessness.
Aparajita Anil/ Indian Express	****	This outstanding work of cinema is a result of perfection from all perspectives. It subtly highlights the gifts bestowed upon handicapped children, the sensitivity with which these special kids need to be treated, the lackadaisical approach of the society and various other unwanted factors. The film runs for slightly more than two and a half hours but the beautifully crafted script would not allow a sense of discomfort to seep in. The creative team comprising of writer and creative director Amol Gupte and Deepa Bhatia have brilliantly pieced together the entire screenplay, giving the apt emphasis on details when needed.	NONE
Aniruddha Guha/DNA	****	Taare Zameen Par, among other things, is a lesson in how silence can be used wonderfully to depict emotions. Every time the actor looks into the camera, his eyes reflecting the inner turmoil he's undergoing even as he talks, it pulls at your heartstrings. At that moment, you're glad that Gupte took his brilliant script to Aamir because he thought the star would do justice to it, as an actor, and producer. Who ended up directing the film, doesn't matter. The result is awesome. The movie has an emotional quotient that will move even the stone-hearted.	NONE