Excellent analysis, arsaib. Couldn't have put it better myself, especially your final statement. It's pretty unfortunate actually, that there's a real dearth of enlightened critics out there who actually are critical about films they review. I think there's too many of them who see themselves as a collective, never deviating from works that should be put into perspective. My main gripe about the film in question is that while its visually inventive enough, it really is a film that's less than the sum of its part and too many reviews I've read just seem to tow the line, and admittedly I was just a little tempted myself.