For the past two weeks Gary has been trundling out this line about an "honest" critique and trundles out some rubbish or other.

Tulisa bangs on about telling teh truth (and in Christopher's case this is mostly true) but then does spot some rubbish or other

I believe only Louis doesn't dress up his criticism by spouting "truth" and "honesty" because he knows what he says is full of leaden clichés and down right silliness.

Nicole, she is alright and I believe we do get the most honest reaction from her.

Many people believe that the judges are following a script (I don't), however how honest are these critiques really are. Are they a help or hindrance. Is there actually any truth to an "honest" critique?

I personally felt Kelly's and Gary's critiques combined last year, were the most constructive and acts could actually learn from.

Also, just saying 'you had fun' or 'somethings missing, I don't know what it is' is not good enough for me. Tulisa and Louis always do it

It is the truth that their comments are not very expansive. They don't really give an indication on how to improve at all.