I'm afraid I'm of the "if it looks good, it'll fly good" school, and IMHO, the beast doesn't pass that test.
But perhaps it'll grow on me...
On to another point altogether, I'm not absolutely sure of my facts here, but if I'm right, it's rather ironic (or something) that -004 has made its first public appearance in Emirates' colours when the aircraft is destined to go to Etihad.