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I don't see people with torches anywhere trying to murder Brett Ratner, but it's true that he's getting much more criticism than some other equally mediocre directors. The reason for this is that he often gets to direct sequels to highly appreciated films, like The Silence of the Lambs and X-Men and, not being a director of the same caliber as Demme, Scott or Singer, gets an amount of criticism that he most likely doesn't deserve. It's not his fault that he's not as good a director as fans want him to be, any director would jump at the opportunity to direct such potential critical and Box-Office hits - fans should blame studio executives for hiring him.
And, in my opinion, he's not all that bad. His movies lack ingenuity but are, for the most part, entertaining - I enjoyed the first two Rush Hour flicks and Red Dragon is, despite a huge resemblance to its much praised predecessor, a solid thriller. As for X-Men, I always thought that the second installment lost quite some appeal that the original movie had and, in my opinion, The Last Stand would have been a failure (albeit at a lesser degree), even with Singer helming it.
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Last edited by emir; 01-20-08 at 11:44 AM.