10 Annoying Flaws That Stop Great Directors Being Perfect

Knocking on Wes Anderson for the very thing that makes his movies seminal feels very petty, but like Zack Snyder in this list, there is such a thing as "too much".

Going as far back as The Royal Tenenbaums, there was an aura to Anderson's films that felt like what many indie directors have aspired to be since.

Whether it's the symmetry, or the adrenaline shot of "quirk" into his movies, there have been times in Anderson's flicks when he could have toned down the twee of his movies and let the scenes speak for themselves. While he has found his voice in films, adding more layers of twee to his movies feels almost like the visual form of a catchphrase or an elaborate trick a child has learnt, and they just won't stop doing it.

Again, Wes Anderson is a phenomenal director and one that really hits the mark with his own style of filmmaking. And I'm not asking him to switch sides and become unrecognisable - but just for once, turn the nozzle down a bit on the twee.

The Grand Budapest Hotel was an incredible film, but it was also so rich with quirkiness it got almost unbearable at the midpoint.