Depends on what you want out of it.
I'd wager almost anything that the player in question you're referring to was a competitive Melee player, and if you came into Brawl hoping for a similar experience to Melee, with a high skill ceiling and lots of movement options, then you'd likely be disappointed.
That said, if you're just approaching it as, well, more of a casual party experience, you'll probably love it. It has a broader variety of stages/characters and a much more involved story mode to boot.