9. Renny Harlin
Filmography:Prison, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Die Hard 2, Cutthroat Island, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, Driven, Mindhunters, Exorcist: The Beginning, The Covenant, Cleaner, 12 Rounds, 5 Days of War Renny Harlin is that guy from your old school that just used to coast by without anybody really noticing that he was doing anything wrong. Back in the '90s, Finnish Harlin accidentally walked into Hollywood and he's been moving around the system ever since, clawing his way onto directing jobs that we can only presume nobody else wanted ("Ah, give it to Renny - he'll do anything"). You might be shocked (or not shocked, actually) that this guy directed
Die Hard 2, but that's hardly an achievement is it, because have you seen
Die Hard 2? Harlin almost makes good movies on occassion, but there's something about his loud, explosive and completely unsubtle style that means he's destined to rub people up the wrong way.
The Long Kiss Goodnight was almost a good movie, but then Renny sort of ruined it 'cause he was directing it. The fact that he directed
Cutthroat Island, though, notorious flop that it was, should have ended his career. But like I said, this guy wandered into Hollywood one day, and I don't think he's leaving any time soon.
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