That's pretty much my thought as well- what started out as "promising" because he could sloppily do a form or two, quickly turned out to be insufficient to meet the choreography - much less hold grace or form when blown up on the big screen.

And yeah... Naruto and Harry Potter have more in common (Kids go to special school/training to learn uber powers, teen drama ensues, and adult politics fuck up their lives), but eh, sounds more like someone who's just hating shit for being popular.