The reaction from critics for this weeks new major releases were like night and day. On the positive end, Jab We Met surpassed expectations and is scoring a very positive 62% early on. We already have 17 reviews for the film, of which 12 are positive, 3 are average and 1 negative. That number may go up or down over the next few days as more reviews for the film come in. One of the positive reviews is from our own reviewer Sundeep Maan who gave the film a perfect 5 stars, saying that it is "A revivifying presentation laced with infectious comedy complete with soul, makes Jab We Met a meeting that certainly garners top place in your diary". For our review of the film, click here. For all news and critics reviews for the film, click here.

On the other end of the spectrum was Anurag Kashyap's No Smoking. Kashyap's last release Black Friday (80%) is the best reviewed film of the year so far, surpassing other criticially acclaimed films like Guru (72%) and Chak De India (71%) (for the top 20 films of 2007, click here). To say expectations were high for this film would have been an understatement.

No Smoking not only does not meet expectations, but performs way below them. The film is currently at a 27%, which is 'Very Bad'. For a comparison, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag had a 29%. Like with Jab We Met, that number may go up or down over the next several days as more reviews come in. In our review of the film, Akshay Shah says that "despite the positive merits, the cons definitely outweigh the pros" and that the film is a disappointment. For our review of the film, click here. With 14 reviews in for the film so far, only 1 has been positive, 1 average and the remaining 12 have been negative. For all news and critics reviews for the film, click here.

Last week's release, Speed, continues to get hammered by the critics. With 25 reviews now in for the film now in, it is at a 27%, which is 'Very Bad'. Of the 25 reviews, only 1 was positive, 2 average and the remaining 22 were negative.

Other recent releases see Bhool Bhulaiyaa remaining at a 52%, which is average with 35 reviews. Laaga Chunari Mein Daag has risen slightly to a 44%, however it is still 'Below Average' with 39 reviews.

Please keep checking this space over the next several days as more reviews for Jab We Met and No Smoking come in.