Final Crisis #1 - Other Takes

Seems many of my disappointed opinions are shared by other reviewers:

From Comic Book Resources

From Newsarama

To be perfectly fair, yes, the art is excellent. Salutations to J. G. Jones. Sadly, the greatest measure of a comic isn't its art, but the story behind it. And this issue is not going to be remembered for its good writing.

At least the book didn't leave as sour a taste in my mouth as Morrison's Genosha massacre storyline during his X-Men run.