Even as it becomes glaringly
clear over the course of the movie that he's pulling his own strings, rather than acting on the suggestions of Pitt's rock - star - perfect persona, it's the human inclination to be lead that troubles us.
That certainly didn't help his perception
of the film at the time, but
over the
course of six years, it eventually became
clear that there's at least some merit in the less than well - received comic book
movie.