Having flown the Cirrus SR22 a fair number of hours (maybe 100) in all weathers (I hold an IR), to various places in Europe, I feel that it is a very fine aircraft. OK, it is a bit different, but more importantly, it is not a simple aircraft and not ideally suitable for a less than average pilot. And even an average pilot will need to get used to it. The sidestick control is initially quite jerky, and I can see that it would be easy to quickly lose control if entering cloud unexpectedly or without the autopilot being in. The rate of roll is quick and it is not always easy to recognise.
And then there is the questions of whether to use the autopilot or not. An inexperienced pilot really should only use the autopilot in good VMC, because the autopilot is quite sophisticated and unless you really know what you are doing, it could catch the inexperienced out, and that could cause real problems if one is not in VMC.
Having said that, I still think it is a fine aircraft, but an advanced one. The Spitfire is a fine aircraft, too, but everyone knows that it's advanced and you have to be a decent pilot to fly it. The same goes for the Cirrus, but in a lesser way.