it's one thing to criticize a film... it's another thing to do so without ever recognizing its central themes and intentions

the fact the main character was called 'Story' you'd think would tip them off

and also many of the people who saw the tag-line 'bed-time story' only though of fairy-tales
they didn't consider the actual features of bed-time storytelling (ie. an adult to a child, prolonged night after night, every character has a purpose, exciting but not horrifying, etc), which are more relevant to the film