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He's more like Ron Howard, not Ridley Scott

posted 9 months ago by BourbonKing (5782)
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He basically rides on formulaic movie tropes from previous filmmakers who have inspired him.

[–] LoveCatsHateDogs (1996) 2 months ago

Villeneuve can turn anything into meh.

[–] BourbonKing (5782) a month ago

His work is consistently underwhelming

[–] stevewyzard (1669) a month ago

Christopher Nolan meets Luc Besson.

[–] Melton (5038) a month ago

Nah, Howard is a much ‘warmer’ character driven director.

Villeneuve is just like Ridley - a talented aestheticist who is far more interested in world building than character.