10 Times Your Favourite Directors Totally Let You Down

You're not who we thought you were.

By Sam Hill /

If the final line of Some Like It Hot is anything to go by, "Nobody's perfect." And that doesn't just go for the average schmuck off the streets, either: it goes for some of the world's most acclaimed directors, who - just like you - are capable of turning in what might as well be branded "a load of old crap." Okay, so perhaps that's a little harsh, but there's certainly some truth to such an observation: even the filmmakers who we hold in the highest esteem - and have created some of the best motion pictures of all-time - have turned in some inferior products. When this happens, of course, it can not only be disappointing, but surprisingly disheartening, too, resulting in strange feelings of being "let down" - a kind of embarrassment, even. Join us now, then, as we delve into the filmographies of 10 highly respected, world class filmmakers, and take a look at those movies inherent to their canons that caused us to turn away and bite our lips in a state of awkward confusion. True, some of these filmmakers have let us down on more than on occassion, and in those cases we've picked the worst offenders...