10 Great Directors Who Haven't Made Anything Good For Years

9. Guy Ritchie

It seems almost impossible to think now, but the man who directed the mess of style and tone that's been both of Robert Downey Jr's Sherlock Holmes outings was in fact the same man who sculpted Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Guy Ritchie, god love him, has been scrambling around for the better part of 15 years now desperately trying to remember how to make a good film.

After 2000's Snatch confirmed to the world that he was far from a one hit wonder, his every film since has been another misguided attempt to either try something new, or do something familiar. 2002's Swept Away, a romantic comedy where he directed his then wife Madonna in a box office disaster, remains something he's yet to recover from. RocknRolla and Revolver, whilst both being films that looked tailor-made for him to return to his filmmaking roots (and both say "Guy Ritchie is back to his best" on the poster) they were critical disasters.

Ritche now owes his continued stream of work to Downey Jr, who has dragged both Holmes films to a level of financial and critical success despite how clunky and unsuited his directing style is. 2015's The Man From U.N.C.L.E already feels like it'll be Ritchie's last shot a big picture, and will likely need a similar level of performance from Henry Cavill if it's not to bury him.