I feel like I've been conned

Rating: 1/10 (22 April 2007)

Like many others in the 'Hated it' group of reviews, I do not understand how this film can be rated so highly. I watched it with my wife, and typically we rate films quite differently, but this one gets a thumbs down from both of us.
The movie did not flow well, the acting (or directing) was very poor, the plot was all over the place, and was unbearable at times. It took us less than ten minutes into the film before we started to question it's quality. I simply couldn't have cared less for the characters, and a nuke to end the whole world, and this film at about 15 minutes in, would have at least resulted in a happy ending for this viewer.
This is the third movie that we rented based on high ratings and claims of superb acting, story, directing and cinematography, and been utterly disappointed. We all know that there will be film companies out there writing their own rave reviews, but I'm beginning to question if there are now 'rave review factories' fixing the movie ratings on IMDb. Just as is done with internet search engines. I simply don't believe that a movie can get such great reviews and then so many bad ones.
P.S. Where do I claim my refund?
UPDATE: I was so unhappy about paying for this movie rental, I told the store from where I rented it, and they said my next rental is FREE!! So, in effect, I did get my money back. Check with your local video store, they might have a similar policy.