Agreed. 9 was visually stunning, and not that bad a movie. I only realized that a lot of potential was left untouched when I read reviews by people with keener senses of quality than me.
After reading those, I had to agree: Fun to look at, but not much of a message (I hate saying "no story", and I hate it when people say "no story", since even the dumbest flick has a "story"
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