10 Famous Directors Who Completely Changed Style For One Movie

Bringing in a director with such a singular vision to direct a mainstream Hollywood remake is rarely a good idea, especially if you force said director to stay within the confines of the average action-adventure template. That's essentially what happened when Tim Burton was hired 2001's reimagining of Planet of the Apes.

There's not much whimsy be found in the film, nor is there much soul. And no matter what you think of the director's limited scope, those two things are typically front-and-center in any Burton film.

Aesthetically, he brings a bit of his requisite goth-meets-pop art stylishness, though it's mostly reserved for little details rather than an overarching backdrop.

Really, the whole thing plays out like a by-the-numbers summer blockbuster, and the end product certainly doesn't call to mind the auteur behind Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice. (The lack of Danny Elfman in the background doesn't help, either.)