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Is Ron Howard overrated as a filmmaker?

posted 4 years ago by TMC-4 (20495)
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Opie is a horrible director; he's tolerable with kitsch like Splash and Cocoon, but ruins anything serious. He de-gayed A Beautiful Mind, thus making it far simpler and less layered than it ought to have been. He's responsible for garbage like The Da Vinci Code and Rush, among many others. He is middlebrow with a vengeance.

—gym
reply 177 11/12/2020

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/ron-howard-is-the-most-overrated-director-making-movies-today.358705/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedLetterMedia/comments/7vawgf/is_ron_howard_really_that_bad_of_a_director/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RedLetterMedia/comments/7y81xv/dumb_question_time_is_ron_howard_a_hack/

https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/reconsidering-ron-howard-is-he-actually-a-good-director/

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/movie-tv/ron-howard-overrated-as-a-director/18130504/

[–] PersistentViewer (2693) 6 months ago

He's hit and miss.

[–] Destinata (3565) 6 months ago

In a word, yes. He's made some enjoyable movies, but he's only good for popcorn movies. Then again, look at his acting career. I don't think he's been exposed to much depth.