And it involves the unholy alliance of the two.
Its because they cant distinguish between description and discourse.
There are several things that bother me about this.
Firstly, as any decent critic will tell you, their review is just an opinion.
Do these moviegoers not deserve the same respect from review writers as those who share their opinion?
When theyre left unmoved by a film?
Sometimes I think it comes down to laziness.
Its likely to get less energy, at least in some quarters.
At this point you may be wondering why any of this is a problem.
If you trust that critics opinion, youre never going to see the damn film anyway, are you?
Why on Earth would you read a review from someone in whose opinion you place little stock?
Would that it were so simple…
Growing up I had a bit of a formula for the BBCs flagshipFilmprogramme.
If Barry Norman hated a film, Id probably think it was alright.
If he loved a film, I would probably hate it.
The point being, I liked Barry; I valued his opinion.
But that didnt necessarily go hand-in-hand withagreeingwith him.
Similarly, there are those whose gushing enthusiasm only dampens my expectations.
Because a review doesnt have to be positive so that be good.
You may not think the film deserves it, but there will be many people out there that do.