That's a great point ROG. And I would add that it is possible to "damn with faint praise" also. Typically one can find something about a production (if asked to look at the entire effort) to comment on while ignoring the rest

Of course if you are specifically asked to, for example, comment on a vocal there is little wiggle ground left. But even a pitchy vocal can have creative phrasing, etc., if one can listen to off key singing -- I can't.
Bud