Originally posted by Chris Knipp
. I don't go by popularity polls

Me neither. My point is that if Station Agent is tied for best film of the year according to a relatively large survey of people, some of them must have "warmed" to Finbar. People lacking good judgement, you'd say.

In writing a review, I don't like to use "I" and I am attempting to speak as an "arbiter of taste."

We've discussed our differences regarding critical approach so I'll be brief. My aim is to figure out why I feel/think a certain way about a film, and to attempt to put that in words. I am no "arbiter of taste". I have a personal opinion.

Shouldn't you be outraged? Sometimes you seem too nice to everybody--

Well, just last week Johann rightly took offense re: my comments about his post. My objection here is to a single line in which your critical approach takes you to the extreme of stating that a reaction different than yours is impossible. Or the revised version: only people lacking good judgement "warm" to Finbar. I'm glad I am not (easily) outraged by differing points of view because outrage gets in the way of learning from them.