Yeah the “experts” are panning it while, from what I gather thus far, audiences are liking it.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen got panned by reviewers (Ebert panned it with 1 star, as did Rotten Tomatoes), probably over the way the movie dissed the Obama administration, and went on to earn $402million in domestic ticket sales and another $434M in foreign sales.
This is why I come to FR for movie reviews instead of paying attention to the "professionals".