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S/he does if they have the same taste as you. I have seen this tons of times on my exercise video group. A person quickly figures out which posters have the same taste as they do and follows that person's comments. If a certain person in that group says she likes a certain dvd, I know I am likely to also enjoy it. And if she hates it, it is probably not for me.
I don't think we need people to make grand pronouncements on art in order for their thoughts to be helpful. We just need to know what they thought and why---if I say 'the book was terrible because it was riddled with spelling and grammar errors' and spelling and grammar errors are not important to you, you will disregard that review. But if I say 'the book was enjoyable because the main character had a good sense of humour' and I give an example, and you agree it's funny, the review will help you. I don't see why a person needs to be specially qualified and make grand pronouncements on art and culture.
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