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Stanley Kubrick's novel lacks every single bit of complexity that is integral to the source material, producing a straight campy horror thriller rather than a chilling, complicated family drama.
John Hughes' slacker high school comedy feels patently foolish as opposed to funny, and there's little to enjoy about Bueller's antics.
Richard Linklater's romantic drama about two young people who spend a night together is lacking in actual depth within the on-screen relationship and seldom breaches any barrier.
Quentin Tarantino's film was all vibes and had very little of the characterisations and dense plotting the filmmaker is famous for.
Martin Scorsese would likely agree that his remake of Infernal Affairs (2002), while competent, entertaining, and consistently fun, is rated far too highly by most people.
Todd Phillips' film starring Joaquin Phoenix as a comedian-turned-criminal was extremely derivative of Martin Scorsese's filmography and boasted precious little original thought, which made the plaudits a little unbelievable.
Damien Chazelle's period drama was riddled with excess that was neither thematically nor narratively valuable beyond a point. It was also far too long.
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