nit-picker

Before their makeover, the Nets were a nit-picker’s dream: Their stars faced serious health concerns, their chemistry was unproven, their coach was inexperienced, their frontcourt had a big hole in the middle, their defense was wretched, and their rebounding wasn’t up to snuff.

He even takes credit for placing the first lock on Ponte Milvio, he said, “in case some nit-picker came to check if was true.”

A nit-picker might say that “Cruise” contains enough clichés for three films.

That nit-picker would be correct.

That nit-picker should also buzz off.